Digitized Sky Survey image around the stellar cluster RCW 38
This image is a colour composite made from exposures from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2). The field of view is approximately 2.4 x 2.0 degrees.
Credit:ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin
About the Image
| Id: | eso0929d |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 11 July 2018, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1823, eso0929 |
| Size: | 8739 x 7109 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS 2), RCW 38 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Open |
| Distance: | 5500 light years |
| Constellation: | Vela |
| Category: | Star Clusters Stars |
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 8 59 47.14 |
| Position (Dec): | -47° 31' 56.44" |
| Field of view: | 143.32 x 116.59 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.6° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical B | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical R | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |