Flying Around the Young Star T Cha
February 26, 2011
This video takes us on a fly-through of the disc around the young star T Cha. Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope this disc has been found to be in two parts, a narrow ring close to the star and the remainder of the disc material much further out. A companion object has been detected in the gap in the disc that may be either a large planet or a dusty brown dwarf.
Credit:
ESO/L. Calçada.
Topics:
Human Interest, Telescopes, Astronomy, Planetary science, Entertainment Culture, Brown dwarf, Dark matter, Very Large Telescope, European Southern Observatory, Planet
