Post-conjunction detection of <i>β</i> Pictoris b with VLT/SPHERE
Post-conjunction detection of <i>β</i> Pictoris b with VLT/SPHERE
With an orbital distance comparable to that of Saturn in the solar system, \bpic b is the closest (semi-major axis $\simeq$\,9\,au) exoplanet that has been imaged to orbit a star. Thus it offers unique opportunities for detailed studies of its orbital, physical, and atmospheric properties, and of disk-planet interactions. With …