Hubble's First Direct Look at Possible Planet Around Another Star
This NASA/ESA Hubble Telescope near-infrared image of newborn binary stars (image center) reveals a long thin nebula pointing toward a faint companion object (bottom left) which could be the first extrasolar planet to be imaged directly.
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About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo9819a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 28 May 1998, 19:00 |
| Size: | 512 x 512 px |
About the Object
| Name: | IRAS 04361+2547, TMR 1 |
| Type: | • Milky Way : Star |
| Distance: | 450 light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Infrared Near-IR |
1.6 μm | Hubble Space Telescope NICMOS |
| Infrared Near-IR |
1.6 μm | Hubble Space Telescope NICMOS |
| Infrared Near-IR |
2.05 μm | Hubble Space Telescope NICMOS |
