Rotation of SIMP-0136 (VIDEO)

Trinity College Dublin

Caption

On the right we see the changes in brightness observed during a single rotation period as observed with the NIRSpec/PRISM instrument on board the James Webb Space Telescope. These small changes in the brightness are the key to understanding the different physical processes that cause the variability, including changes in the temperature and heating from an aurora.

Credit

Dr Evert Nasedkin.

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