Astronomy Picture of the Day · December 5, 2015

Kepler Orrery IV

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 5, 2015 is “Kepler Orrery IV,” a video. The video is copyrighted by its creator (Video Credit & Copyright: Ethan Kruse (University of Washington)). The original explanation runs about 171 words.

From the explanation

“The exoplanet hunting Kepler mission’s total for candidate and confirmed multiple planet systems stands at 1,705 worlds in orbit around 685 distant stars. Put all of those exoplanet orbits on the same scale and follow their relative orbital motions to get Kepler Orrery IV .”

— APOD editors, December 5, 2015

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: December 5, 2015
Type: Video
Credit: Credit: Video Credit & Copyright: Ethan Kruse (University of Washington)
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 171 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, December 5, 2015 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2015-december-5-kepler-orrery-iv

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