Galaxy Zoo Talk

a pair of planets?

  • garzvas by garzvas

    what is this?

    Posted

  • jcorbett17 by jcorbett17

    I'm no expert but I know enough to say that those are not planets. Planets are generally not large or bright enough to be so easily detected. If I could hazard a guess I would say that is a binary system of blue giants, but I'm not sure.

    Posted

  • ElisabethB by ElisabethB moderator

    Hi garzvas,

    Yes, as jcorbett17 says, these are definitely not planets. At these distances it is impossible to directly see planets. These two blue objects are foreground stars from our galaxy. They could be a pair or just happen to appear to be close together.

    Happy hunting ! 😄

    Posted