Gallery | exoplanet images | Exoplanet 7 (part 4): More motion for Beta Pic b
New observations of Beta Pic b taken in 2010 show it has moved even more in its path around its star. The top two images show its position in 2003 and 2009, and the bottom the new position in 2010.
This new infrared observation, taken with the Very Large Telescope, also indicate the planet has a mass of 7 - 11 times that of Jupiter, and is in the temperature range of 1100 - 1700 degrees Celsius.
Original blog post: More images of exoplanet show it orbiting its star
Artwork credit: M. Bonnefoy et al., published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2011, vol. 528, L15
This new infrared observation, taken with the Very Large Telescope, also indicate the planet has a mass of 7 - 11 times that of Jupiter, and is in the temperature range of 1100 - 1700 degrees Celsius.
Original blog post: More images of exoplanet show it orbiting its star
Artwork credit: M. Bonnefoy et al., published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2011, vol. 528, L15
