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Extrasolar Planet 51 Eridani b
This is an image of the Jupiter-like extrasolar planet 51 Eridani b, taken by the Gemini Planet Imager in near-infrared light on December 18, 2014. The bright central star 51 Eridani is hidden behind a mask in the center of the image to enable the detection of the exoplanet one m...
- Date
- Jan 1, 2015
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2015-30-3623-image
This is an image of the Jupiter-like extrasolar planet 51 Eridani b, taken by the Gemini Planet Imager in near-infrared light on December 18, 2014. The bright central star 51 Eridani is hidden behind a mask in the center of the image to enable the detection of the exoplanet one million times fainter.
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J. Rameau (University of Montreal) and C. Marois (National Research Council of Canada Herzberg)Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | 51 Eridani b |
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