Nearby star HR1099
January 24, 2013
X-ray image of the field around the bright star HR1099. This X-ray image also illustrates the collecting power of XMM, as many of the other X-ray sources in the image were hitherto unknown, or allow more detailed studies of these objects than before. HR1099 is a nearby star with a hot corona which is very active in X-rays.
Copyright: ESA
Topics:
Human Interest, Space, Plasma physics, Astronomy, Environment, XMM-Newton, X-ray transient, Corona, X-ray, X-ray astronomy, Observational astronomy, X-ray telescopes, Space telescopes, Electromagnetic radiation
