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Artist's Impression of the Famous Exoplanet Tau Boötis b | ESO

Artist's Impression of the Famous Exoplanet Tau Boötis b | ESO

This video based on an artist's impression shows the exoplanet Tau Boötis b. This was one of the first exoplanets to be discovered back in 1996, and it is still one of the closest planetary systems known to date. 

Distance: about 51 light-years away

Astronomers using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (VLT) have caught and studied the faint light from the planet Tau Boötis b for the first time. By employing a clever observational trick the team find that the planet's atmosphere seems to be cooler higher up, the opposite of what was expected.


Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)/L. Calçada

Duration: 26 seconds

Release Date: June 27, 2012


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