HST ACS/HRC wide view of Fomalhaut system
The large disk of gas surrounding Fomalhaut is clearly visible in this image. It is not centred on Fomalhaut quite as predicted, hinting that the gravity of another body – perhaps a planet – is pulling it out of shape.
Credit:NASA, ESA and P. Kalas (University of California, Berkeley, USA)
About the Image
NASA press release
| Id: | heic0821c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 13 November 2008, 20:30 |
| Related releases: | heic0821 |
| Size: | 2544 x 1905 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Fomalhaut, Fomalhaut b |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Planetary System Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Disk |
| Distance: | 25 light years |
| Category: | Exoplanets |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 435 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Optical V | 606 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Infrared I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |