Formalhaut b : Extra Solar Planet Photographed!

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Submitted by Hashy on Sat, 15/11/2008 - 04:20

Photographed by Hubble.

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/13nov_fomalhaut.htm

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hubble/science/fomalhaut.html

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/images/fomalhaut/289899main_foma...

The planet is currently called, Formalhaut b. Formalhaut being the name of the star. Formalhaut “a”, being the parent Star itself ofcourse. The cloudy dusty “ring” is aggregates of gas and dust. The inner rings edge is sharpened/defined with the help of Formalhaut b.

The planet is about 3 Jupiter masses. This does not mean the same “diameter”. For example, it could be 3 times as “massive” then our Jupiter, but only Twice the diameter, indicating higher density.
The star is about 25 Lightyears from us.

“The planet is 10.7 billion miles from the star, or about 10 times the distance of the planet Saturn from our sun”

It may possibly have a disk/ring system, like our Saturn, because the planet is brighter then it “should” be.

Read, enjoy, lots and lots of fussyness over a couple of pixels =p

Further observations will allow us to determine how much, if any, water is in the atmosphere of the gas giant Formalhaut b. If theres water there, then there is water elsewhere in the system.

Peace.

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Submitted by Fuzz on Sun, 07/06/2009 - 10:38.

On November 15th, 2008 – 10:17 n0mad says:
I hear a rumor that the satellite that we released into space has Black And White Video Footage beaming back to earth.
Can you look into this 1 for us Hashy as that would be great to watch.
Or would it look like this http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=w7IzXHsym7k
“Future observations will attempt to see the planet in infrared light and will look for evidence of water vapor clouds in the atmosphere.”
mmm another planet with life on it
shame these organisms can’t communicate
n0mad
Where’s the video ?

On January 15th, 2009 – 20:34 water restoration (not verified) says:
thanks for the facts of Formalhaut b. I also enjoyed the pics.
Um

On January 15th, 2009 – 21:28 Sha8doW says:
Hi water restoration

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