WISPIT 2b Planet Near-Infrared Light with Jupiter (IMAGE)
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Image of a dusty disk around a young star. Among the multiple concentric rings we see a small dot of light (indicated by a white circle). This is an image of a new-born planet, likely a gas giant similar to Jupiter in our own solar system (comparison image given in upper right corner) but about 5 times more massive. These observations were taken with the ESO Very Large Telescope in near-infrared light.
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Ginski/R. van Capelleveen et al.
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