Comparison between the possible 2M1207 system and the Solar System

Comparison between the solar system and the brown dwarf object 2M1207 system with its possible planet at 55 AU distance. The sizes of the objects are drawn to the same scale, but the distances have been strongly compressed.

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About the Image

Id:	eso0428c
Type:	Artwork
Release date:	10 September 2004
Related releases:	eso0428
Size:	1964 x 665 px

About the Object

Name:	2M1207
Type:	Solar System Milky Way : Star : Type : Brown Dwarf Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Planetary System
Category:	Exoplanets

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