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Artist's View of Extrasolar Planet GJ1214b
GJ1214b, shown in this artist's view, is a super-Earth orbiting a red dwarf star 40 light-years from Earth. New observations from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope show that it is a waterworld enshrouded by a thick, steamy atmosphere. GJ1214b represents a new type of planet, like not...
- Date
- Jan 1, 2012
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2012-13-3001-image
GJ1214b, shown in this artist's view, is a super-Earth orbiting a red dwarf star 40 light-years from Earth. New observations from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope show that it is a waterworld enshrouded by a thick, steamy atmosphere. GJ1214b represents a new type of planet, like nothing seen in our solar system or any other planetary system currently known.
Credits
NASA, ESA, and D. Aguilar (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | GJ1214b |
| Object Description | Exoplanet |
| R.A. Position | 17h 15m 18s.94 |
| Dec. Position | +04° 57' 49".72 |
| Constellation | Ophiuchus |
| Distance | 40 light-years (12.3 parsecs) |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | The image was created from Hubble data from proposal : Z. Berta, D. Charbonneau, C. Burke, J.-M. Desert, J. Irwin, and P. Nutzman (Harvard University), P. McCullough (STScI), and E. Miller-Ricci and J. Fortney (University of California, Santa Cruz). |
| Instrument | HST>WFC3 |
| Exposure Dates | Various dates in 2011 |
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