Wide-field view of the region of the sky where HD101584 is located
This wide-field view shows the region of the sky, in the constellation of Centaurus, where HD101584, a gas cloud surrounding a binary star recently studied with ALMA and APEX, is located. This view 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: | eso2002c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 5 February 2020, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso2002 |
| Size: | 11090 x 7424 px |
About the Object
| Name: | HD101584 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Red Giant |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Category: | Stars |
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 11 40 59.47 |
| Position (Dec): | -55° 34' 45.62" |
| Field of view: | 186.58 x 124.90 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 1.2° left of vertical |
View in WorldWide Telescope:
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 479 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical R | 649 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical I | 825 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |