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Vista artística del planeta extrasolar 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...

Fecha
Jan 1, 2012
Misión
Hubble Space Telescope
ID de archivo
hubblesite-images-2012-13-3001-image
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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)

Detalles de la imagen

About The Object
Object NameGJ1214b
Object DescriptionExoplanet
R.A. Position17h 15m 18s.94
Dec. Position+04° 57' 49".72
ConstellationOphiuchus
Distance40 light-years (12.3 parsecs)
About The Data
Data DescriptionThe 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).
InstrumentHST>WFC3
Exposure DatesVarious dates in 2011

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