Wide-field view of the sky around the remarkable star SDSS J102915+172927

This visible light wide-field image of the region around SDSS J102915+172927 was created from photographs taken through blue, red and infrared filters and forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2. The star is faint and appears very close to the centre. The field of view is approximately 2.9 degrees across.

Credit:

ESO and Digitized Sky Survey 2

Over de afbeelding

Id:eso1132e
Type:Observatie
Publicatiedatum:31 augustus 2011 19:00
Gerelateerde berichten:eso1132
Grootte:10343 x 11943 px

Over het object

Naam:SDSS J102915+172927
Type:Milky Way : Star
Constellation:Leo
Categorie:Stars

Image Formats

Grote JPEG
19,9 MB

Coordinates

Position (RA):10 29 15.18
Position (Dec):17° 29' 28.55"
Field of view:173.56 x 200.41 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 0.3° left of vertical

Kleuren & filters

BandGolflengteTelescoop
Optisch
B
445 nmDigitized Sky Survey 2
Optisch
Pseudogreen (B+R)
Digitized Sky Survey 2
Optisch
R
658 nmDigitized Sky Survey 2