Nova Centauri 2013
This image from the New Technology Telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory shows Nova Centauri 2013 in July 2015 as the brightest star in the centre of the picture. This was more than eighteen months after the initial explosive outburst. This nova was the first in which evidence of lithium has been found.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso1531a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 29 July 2015, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1531 |
| Size: | 871 x 1008 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Nova Centauri 2013 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Type : Variable : Nova |
| Distance: | 11000 light years |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Category: | Stars |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 13 54 39.29 |
| Position (Dec): | -59° 10' 32.20" |
| Field of view: | 4.06 x 4.03 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.3° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical B | New Technology Telescope EFOSC2 |
| Optical V | New Technology Telescope EFOSC2 |
| Optical R | New Technology Telescope EFOSC2 |