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Concepto artístico de exoplaneta con cola similar a la de un cometa

This artist's illustration shows a view of the gas giant planet HD 209458b, as seen from the surface of a hypothetical nearby companion object. The planet is orbiting so close to its sunlike star that its heated atmosphere is escaping into space. Spectroscopic observations by the...

Fecha
Jan 1, 2010
Misión
Hubble Space Telescope
ID de archivo
hubblesite-images-2010-21-2749-image
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This artist's illustration shows a view of the gas giant planet HD 209458b, as seen from the surface of a hypothetical nearby companion object. The planet is orbiting so close to its sunlike star that its heated atmosphere is escaping into space. Spectroscopic observations by the new Cosmic Origins Spectrograph (COS) aboard the Hubble Space Telescope suggest that powerful stellar winds are sweeping the castoff material behind the scorched planet and shaping it into a comet-like tail.

Credits

Artwork: NASA, ESA, and G. Bacon (STScI);
Science: J. Linsky (University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo.)

Detalles de la imagen

About The Object
Object NameHD 209458, HD 209458b
Object DescriptionStar with Planet
R.A. Position22h 03m 10s.78
Dec. Position+18° 53' 03".7
ConstellationPegasus
DistanceAbout 153 light-years (47 parsecs)
About The Data
Data DescriptionThe data used for the science results include the HST proposal : J. Green, C. Froning, J. Linsky, J. Stocke, and K. France (University of Colorado, Boulder).
InstrumentHST>COS
Exposure DatesSeptember and October 2009, Exposure Time: 14.2 hours
FiltersG130M (UV) and G160M (UV)

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