Digitized sky survey 2 image of NGC 4755

A wide-field image of the region around NGC 4755 (the Jewel Box) constructed from data from the Digitized Sky Survey 2. The bright star is Mimosa, one of the four stars in the Southern Cross. The darkness towards the bottom of the image is part of the Coal Sack, a vast area of obscuring dust easily visible to the unaided eye. The field of view is approximately 2.8 degrees x 2.9 degrees, or about 40 times the area of the Full Moon.

Credit:

ESO, ESA/Hubble and Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin (ESA/Hubble)

Over de afbeelding

Id:eso0940d
Type:Observatie
Publicatiedatum:29 oktober 2009
Gerelateerde berichten:eso0940
Grootte:10200 x 10286 px

Over het object

Naam:NGC 4755
Type:Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster
Afstand:6500 lichtjaren
Constellation:Crux
Categorie:Star Clusters

Afbeeldingstypen

Grote JPEG
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Coordinates

Position (RA):12 53 42.12
Position (Dec):-60° 22' 1.21"
Field of view:171.22 x 172.66 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 0.0° left of vertical

Kleuren & filters

BandGolflengteTelescoop
Optisch
B
445 nmDigitized Sky Survey 2
Infrarood
I
806 nmDigitized Sky Survey 2