ALMA image of the disc around the young star TW Hydrae

ALMA��s best image of a protoplanetary disc to date. This picture of the nearby young star TW Hydrae reveals the classic rings and gaps that signify planets are in formation in this system.

Credit:

S. Andrews (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA); B. Saxton (NRAO/AUI/NSF); ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)

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About the Image

Id:	eso1611a
Type:	Observation
Release date:	31 March 2016, 16:00
Related releases:	eso1611
Size:	1200 x 1200 px

About the Object

Name:	TW Hydrae
Type:	• Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Disk : Protoplanetary
Category:	• Exoplanets

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