Wide-field view of the sky around VY Canis Majoris
This wide-field view shows the sky around the very brilliant red hypergiant star VY Canis Majoris, one of the largest stars known in the Milky Way. The star itself appears at the centre of the picture, which also includes clouds of glowing red hydrogen gas, dust clouds and the bright star cluster around the bright star Tau Canis Majoris towards the upper right. This picture was created from images forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2.
Credit:ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin
About the Image
| Id: | eso1546c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 25 November 2015, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1546 |
| Size: | 12876 x 12372 px |
About the Object
| Name: | VY Canis Majoris |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star Milky Way : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Red Supergiant |
| Distance: | 4000 light years |
| Constellation: | Canis Major |
| Category: | Stars |
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 7 22 58.84 |
| Position (Dec): | -25° 46' 23.00" |
| Field of view: | 216.38 x 207.91 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.1° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical B | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical R | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Infrared I | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |