Exoplanets

Artist’s impression of the exoplanet 51 Pegasi b

This artist’s view shows the hot Jupiter exoplanet 51 Pegasi b, sometimes referred to as Bellerophon, which orbits a star about 50 light-years from Earth in the northern constellation of Pegasus (The Winged Horse). This was the first exoplanet around a normal star to be found in 1995. Twenty years later this object was also the first exoplanet to be be directly detected spectroscopically in visible light.

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About the Image

Id: eso1517a
Type: Artwork
Release date: 8 October 2019, 21:42
Related releases: eso1517
Related announcements: ann19049
Size: 5000 x 3144 px

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