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Potential Protoplanet TMR-1C is Really a Star

Potential Protoplanet TMR-1C is Really a Star
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    TMR-1C
  • Release Date
    May 28, 1998
  • Science Release
    Hubble Takes First Image of a Possible Planet around Another Star and Finds a Runaway World
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  • Credit
    S. Terebey (Extrasolar Research Corp.) and NASA

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Follow-Up Observations Show Potential Planet TMR-1C is Really a Star

Follow-Up Observations Show Potential Planet TMR-1C is Really a Star

This NASA Hubble Telescope near-infrared image of newborn binary stars (image center) reveals a long thin nebula pointing toward a faint companion object (bottom left) which could be the first extrasolar planet to be imaged directly. The brightest objects in the image are the...

Ground-based (Digitized Sky Survey) image of TMR-1C region

Ground-based (Digitized Sky Survey) image of TMR-1C region

Simulated image of planetary formation

Simulated image of planetary formation

False color image of two gas giant protoplanets that have formed quickly in a disk of gas and dust. Each of the two protoplanets (yellow-red blobs) contains several Jupiter-masses of gas and dust. They orbit at distances of about 5 and 10 times the Earth's distance from the Sun...

Identification of features of TWR-1C

Identification of features of TWR-1C

Location of TMR-1C on the Sky

Location of TMR-1C on the Sky

Location of TMR-1C on the Sky

Zoom-In/Visualization of TMR-1C Planet

Zooming into the Taurus star-forming cloud, as seen in visible light, the young binary and planet are revealed as the wavelength shifts to the near infrared. A simulated 3D flyby indicates a possible interpretation of the layout of this region and its possible young planet.

Location of TMR-1C on the Sky

False Color Protoplanet Formation

False color image of two gas giant protoplanets that have formed quickly in a disk of gas and dust.

Location of TMR-1C on the Sky

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Last Updated
Mar 28, 2025
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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland
claire.andreoli@nasa.gov

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