Wide-field view of the sky around the remarkable star SDSS J102915+172927
This visible light wide-field image of the region around SDSS J102915+172927 was created from photographs taken through blue, red and infrared filters and forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2. The star is faint and appears very close to the centre. The field of view is approximately 2.9 degrees across.
Credit:ESO and Digitized Sky Survey 2
About the Image
| Id: | eso1132e |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 31 August 2011, 19:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1132 |
| Size: | 10343 x 11943 px |
About the Object
| Name: | SDSS J102915+172927 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Category: | Stars |
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 10 29 15.18 |
| Position (Dec): | 17° 29' 28.55" |
| Field of view: | 173.56 x 200.41 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.3° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 445 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical Pseudogreen (B+R) | Digitized Sky Survey 2 | |
| Optical R | 658 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |