The sky around the star 51 Pegasi, also named Helvetios, in the northern constellation of Pegasus (The Winged Horse). It is a Sun-like star situated about 51 light-years from Earth. Its luminosity makes it barely visible with the naked eye. In 1995 the first exoplanet to be discovered was detected orbiting this star. Twenty years later this object was also the first exoplanet to be directly detected spectroscopically in visible light. This image was created from photographic material taken with the 1.22-metre Oschin Telescope at Mount Palomar Observatory, forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2. | |
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Taille de l’image : | 4939 px × 5851 px |
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