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Hubble Identifies Stellar Companion to Distant Planet
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Hubble Identifies Stellar Companion to Distant Planet
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Technical facts about this news release: About the Object Object Name: OGLE-2003-BLG-235L/M OA-2003-BLG-53L Object Description: Planetary Host Star Position (J2000): R.A. 18h 05m 16s.36 Dec. -28° 53' 42".0 Constellation: Sagittarius Distance: 19,000 light-years (5.8 kiloparsecs) About the Data Data Description: This image was created from HST data from proposals 10426 I. Bond (Massey University), D. Bennett (University of Notre Dame), M. Jaroszynski (Warsaw University), B. Paczynski (Princeton University), N. Rattenbury (University of Manchester), A. Udalski (Warsaw University), and P. Yock (University of Auckland). The science team comprises D. Bennett (University of Notre Dame), J. Anderson (Rice University), I. Bond (Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand), A. Udalski (Warsaw University Observatory), and A. Gould (Ohio State University) Instrument: ACS/HRC Exposure Date(s): May 1, 2005 Exposure Time: 2.3 hours Filters: F435W("B"), F555W("V"), F814W("I") About the Image Image Credit: NASA, ESA, and D. Bennett (University of Notre Dame) Release Date: August 8, 2006 Color This image is a composite of many separate exposures made by the ACS instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope using several different filters. Three filters sample broad wavelength ranges, one isolates the light of hydrogen. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic image. In this case, the assigned colors are: F814W ("I") red F555W ("V") green F435W ("B") blue Orientation: Identification of Exoplanet Host Star [ http://imgsrc.hubbl…]
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Technical facts about this news release: About the Object Object Name: OGLE-2003-BLG-235L/M OA-2003-BLG-53L Object Description: Planetary Host Star Position (J2000): R.A. 18h 05m 16s.36 Dec. -28° 53' 42".0 Constellation: Sagittarius Distance: 19,000 light-years (5.8 kiloparsecs) About the Data Data Description: This image was created from HST data from proposals 10426 I. Bond (Massey University), D. Bennett (University of Notre Dame), M. Jaroszynski (Warsaw University), B. Paczynski (Princeton University), N. Rattenbury (University of Manchester), A. Udalski (Warsaw University), and P. Yock (University of Auckland). The science team comprises D. Bennett (University of Notre Dame), J. Anderson (Rice University), I. Bond (Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand), A. Udalski (Warsaw University Observatory), and A. Gould (Ohio State University) Instrument: ACS/HRC Exposure Date(s): May 1, 2005 Exposure Time: 2.3 hours Filters: F435W("B"), F555W("V"), F814W("I") About the Image Image Credit: NASA, ESA, and D. Bennett (University of Notre Dame) Release Date: August 8, 2006 Color This image is a composite of many separate exposures made by the ACS instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope using several different filters. Three filters sample broad wavelength ranges, one isolates the light of hydrogen. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic image. In this case, the assigned colors are: F814W ("I") red F555W ("V") green F435W ("B") blue Orientation: Identification of Exoplanet Host Star [ http://imgsrc.hubbl…] Fast Facts
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*Release Date*:August 8, 2006 01:00 PM (EDT)
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*Release Date*:August 8, 2006 01:00 PM (EDT)
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*Title*:Hubble Identifies Stellar Companion to Distant Planet
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*Title*:Hubble Identifies Stellar Companion to Distant Planet
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*News Release Number:*: STScI-2006-38a
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*Description*:
This is an artist's concept of a gas giant planet orbiting a red dwarf K star (system name OGLE-2003-BLG-235L/M OA-2003-BLG-53L). The planet has not been directly imaged, but its presence was detected in 2003 microlensing observations of a field star in our galaxy. Gravitational microlensing happens when a foreground star amplifies the light of a background star that momentarily aligns with it. Follow-up observations by Hubble Space Telescope in 2005 separated the light of the slightly offset foreground star from the background star. This allowed the host star to be identified as a red dwarf star located 19,000 light-years away. The Hubble observations allow for the planet's mass to be estimated at 2.6 Jupiter masses. The characteristics of the lensing event show that the planet is in a Jupiter-sized orbit around its parent red star. The rings and moon around the gas giant are hypothetical, but plausible, given the nature of the family of gas giant planets in our solar system.
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*Description*:
This is an artist's concept of a gas giant planet orbiting a red dwarf K star (system name OGLE-2003-BLG-235L/M OA-2003-BLG-53L). The planet has not been directly imaged, but its presence was detected in 2003 microlensing observations of a field star in our galaxy. Gravitational microlensing happens when a foreground star amplifies the light of a background star that momentarily aligns with it. Follow-up observations by Hubble Space Telescope in 2005 separated the light of the slightly offset foreground star from the background star. This allowed the host star to be identified as a red dwarf star located 19,000 light-years away. The Hubble observations allow for the planet's mass to be estimated at 2.6 Jupiter masses. The characteristics of the lensing event show that the planet is in a Jupiter-sized orbit around its parent red star. The rings and moon around the gas giant are hypothetical, but plausible, given the nature of the family of gas giant planets in our solar system.
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