Digitized sky survey 2 image of NGC 4755

A wide-field image of the region around NGC 4755 (the Jewel Box) constructed from data from the Digitized Sky Survey 2. The bright star is Mimosa, one of the four stars in the Southern Cross. The darkness towards the bottom of the image is part of the Coal Sack, a vast area of obscuring dust easily visible to the unaided eye. The field of view is approximately 2.8 degrees x 2.9 degrees, or about 40 times the area of the Full Moon.

Källa:

ESO, ESA/Hubble and Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin (ESA/Hubble)

Om bilden

ID:eso0940d
Typ:Observation
Publiceringsdatum:29 oktober 2009
Relaterade pressmeddelanden:eso0940
Storlek:10200 x 10286 px

Om objektet

Namn:NGC 4755
Typ:Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster
Avstånd:6500 ljusår
Constellation:Crux
Kategori:Star Clusters

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Koordinater

Position (RA):12 53 42.12
Position (Dec):-60° 22' 1.21"
Field of view:171.22 x 172.66 arcminutes
Orientering:Nord är 0.0° vänster om lodrätt

Färger och filter

BandVåglängdTeleskop
Synligt ljus
B
445 nmDigitized Sky Survey 2
Infrarött
I
806 nmDigitized Sky Survey 2