This is an #exoplanet (β pic b) orbiting its host #star.
The #planet is directly observed over 17 years by various instruments with different size of coronographs (the black disk in the #instrument occulting the star).
From 2004 to 2010 and from 2016 to 2018, the planet is too close to the star such as it is also behind the #coronograph.
β pic b is a young (12Myr) massive planet (~10M_jup) with period of ~20 yr 🪐
credits: Jason Wang (Northwestern University)
Nature Journal astronomy covers
The Search for a Sister Earth (2006) - Designing a telescope to find our next Solar System
https://nature.com/nature/volumes/442/issues/7098
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Dr. Alexandre Santerne 🌍
Daniel Pomarède