Wide-field image of the sky around the Fried Egg nebula
This visible light wide-field image of the region around the yellow hypergiant star IRAS 17163-3907 was created from photographs taken through blue, red and infrared filters and forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2. The star appears close to the centre, indistinguishable from thousands of others. This very rich star field in the direction of the centre of the Milky Way also features the blue ring-shaped planetary nebula NGC 6337 to the upper left of centre, as well as several star clusters and some faint clouds of glowing gas. The field of view is approximately 2.9 degrees across.
Crédit:ESO and Digitized Sky Survey 2
À propos de l'image
Identification: | eso1136c |
Type: | Observation |
Date de publication: | 28 septembre 2011 12:00 |
Communiqués de presse en rapport: | eso1136 |
Taille: | 10651 x 10674 px |
À propos de l'objet
Nom: | IRAS 17163-3907 |
Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Planetary Milky Way : Star : Type : Exotic |
Distance: | 13000 années lumière |
Constellation: | Scorpius |
Catégorie: | Nebulae Stars |
Formats des images
Fonds d'écran
Coordinates
Position (RA): | 17 19 49.32 |
Position (Dec): | -39° 10' 37.42" |
Field of view: | 178.78 x 179.16 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 0.6° right of vertical |
Couleurs & filtres
Domaine | Télescope |
---|---|
Visible R | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
Visible G | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
Infrarouge I | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |