Earth ID: 4780

Where is Proxima B?

Visualizations by Alex Kekesi Released on January 23, 2020

This animation shows where Proxima Centauri B can be located in the Southern sky. It starts with a view of Earth and the camera moves to a view of the Southern sky, revealing the star constellations. Proxima Centauri is then highlighted and we quickly fly to it. Eventually, the planet unwraps into a flat plane showing a potential planetary surface without clouds.

Proxima B, the nearest exoplanet to Earth (only four light years away), is located in the Southern sky just south of Centaurus and left of the Southern Cross.

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Visualization Credits

Alex Kekesi (GST): Lead Visualizer
Ernie Wright (USRA): Data Visualizer
Avi Mandell (NASA/GSFC): Lead Scientist
Gabrielle Engelmann-Suissa (USRA): Scientist
Claire Andreoli (NASA/GSFC): Lead Producer
LK Ward (USRA): Lead Video Editor
Laurence Schuler (ADNET): Technical Support
Ian Jones (ADNET): Technical Support

Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio

Science Paper:
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017arXiv170902051D/abstract

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Keywords:
SVS >> Hyperwall
SVS >> Star
SVS >> Astronomy >> Constellations >> Southern Cross
NASA Science >> Earth
SVS >> Exoplanet
SVS >> Red Dwarf