The brown dwarf ISO-Oph 102
This image shows the brown dwarf ISO-Oph 102, or Rho-Oph 102, in the Rho Ophiuchi star-forming region. Its position is marked by the crosshairs. This visible-light view was created from images forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2.
Credit:ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin
About the Image
| Id: | eso1248c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 30 November 2012, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1248 |
| Size: | 4304 x 3461 px |
About the Object
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Type : Brown Dwarf |
| Distance: | 400 light years |
| Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
| Category: | Stars |
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 16 27 6.60 |
| Position (Dec): | -24° 41' 48.75" |
| Field of view: | 72.21 x 58.07 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 1.0° left of vertical |
View in WorldWide Telescope:
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical B | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical B+R | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical R | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Infrared I | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |