VLTI reconstructed view of the surface of Antares
Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope Interferometer astronomers have constructed this remarkable image of the red supergiant star Antares. This is the most detailed image ever of this object, or any other star apart from the Sun.
Credit:ESO/K. Ohnaka
About the Image
| Id: | eso1726a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 23 August 2017, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1726 |
| Size: | 600 x 600 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Antares |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Red Supergiant |
| Constellation: | Scorpius |
| Category: | Stars |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 16 29 24.46 |
| Position (Dec): | -26° 25' 55.21" |
| Field of view: | 0.00 x 0.00 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.0° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Infrared CO | 2.30665 μm | Very Large Telescope Interferometer AMBER |