Widefield image of the sky around PDS 70
This colourful image shows the sky around the faint orange dwarf star PDS 70 (in the middle of the image). The bright blue star to the right is χ Centauri.
Credit:ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin
About the Image
| Id: | eso1821b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 2 July 2018, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso2311, eso2111, eso1821 |
| Size: | 4447 x 4373 px |
About the Object
| Name: | PDS 70 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Disk : Protoplanetary |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Category: | Stars |
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 14 8 10.15 |
| Position (Dec): | -41° 23' 49.57" |
| Field of view: | 74.70 x 73.46 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 2.2° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical r | 660 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical i | 797 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |