File:Luhman 16A (Artist’s Impression) (49887088161).jpg
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Astronomers have found evidence for a striped pattern of clouds on the brown dwarf called Luhman 16A, as illustrated here in this artist's impression. The bands of clouds were inferred using a technique called polarimetry, in which polarized light is measured from an astrophysical object much like polarized sunglasses are used to block out glare. This is the first time that polarimetry has been used to measure cloud patterns on a brown dwarf. The red object in the background is Luhman 16B, the partner brown dwarf to Luhman 16A. Together, this pair is the closest brown dwarf system to Earth at 6.5 light-years away. Credit: Caltech/R. Hurt (IPAC) |
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Source | Luhman 16A (Artist’s Impression) |
Author | Hubble ESA |
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Author | Space Telescope Science Institute Office of Public Outreach |
Source | ESA/Hubble |
Credit/Provider | Caltech/R. Hurt (IPAC) |
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JPEG file comment | Brown dwarfs, often called “failed stars,” weigh up to 80 times as much as Jupiter, yet their gravity compacts them to about the size of Jupiter in diameter. And like Jupiter, brown dwarfs can have clouds and weather. Astronomers have found evidence that the closest known brown dwarf, Luhman 16A, has Jupiter-like cloud bands. In contrast its companion brown dwarf, Luhman 16B, shows signs of patchy clouds. |
Software used | Adobe Photoshop 21.1 (Macintosh) |
File change date and time | 08:19, 1 May 2020 |
Date metadata was last modified | 06:10, 1 May 2020 |
Date and time of digitizing | 15:27, 29 April 2020 |
Unique ID of original document | xmp.did:71ccc158-49e3-440e-b46b-ee6f6aab97a5 |
Keywords | Luhman 16A |
Contact information | outreach@stsci.edu
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