Digitized Sky Survey image of the double star HD 87643
This image is a colour composite made from exposures from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2). The field of view is approximatelly 3.9 x 2.5 degrees.
Credit:ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin.
About the Image
| Id: | eso0928f |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 26 July 2010, 16:27 |
| Related releases: | eso0928 |
| Size: | 13987 x 9131 px |
About the Object
| Name: | HD 87643 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Binary |
| Distance: | 5000 light years |
| Constellation: | Carina |
| Category: | Stars |
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 10 4 30.37 |
| Position (Dec): | -58° 39' 52.08" |
| Field of view: | 234.89 x 153.34 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 2.6° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical B | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Infrared I | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |