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The Crab Nebula

The Crab Nebula (Messier 1), as observed by VIMOS. This well-known object is the remnant of a stellar explosion in the year 1054.

The image is a composite VRI image obtained on March 4, 2002. The individual exposures lasted 180 seconds; image quality 0.7 arcsec FWHM; field 7 x 7 arcmin2; North is up and East is left.

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Sobre a imagem

Id:eso0209f
Tipo:Observação
Data de divulgação:13 de Março de 2002
Notícias relacionadas:eso0209
Tamanho:2001 x 1998 px

Sobre o objeto

Nome:Crab Nebula, Messier 1
Tipo:Milky Way : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Neutron Star : Pulsar
Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Supernova Remnant
Distância:6000 anos-luz
Constellation:Taurus
Categoria:Nebulae

Formatos de imagens

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Papéis de parede

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Coordenadas

Position (RA):5 34 31.96
Position (Dec):22° 0' 51.88"
Field of view:6.86 x 6.85 arcminutes
Orientação:O norte está a 0.0° à esquerda da vertical

Cores e filtros

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Óptico
V
Very Large Telescope
VIMOS
Óptico
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Very Large Telescope
VIMOS
Infravermelho
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Very Large Telescope
VIMOS