The Cepheid star RS Pup

The nebula around the Cepheid star RS Pup undoubtedly holds a wealth of information about the mass-loss history of this star. It will thus be instrumental to understand the evolution of Cepheids. Less than five years away from the centenary of the discovery of the Period-Luminosity relation by Leavitt & Pickering, RS Pup could well become a ''Rosetta stone'' for this important class of stars. This colour composite image is based on observations made with the 3.6-m ESO New Technology Telescope (NTT) installed at the La Silla Observatory (Chile) and equipped with the ESO Multi-Mode Instrument (EMMI). The image is based on data obtained through B, V, and R-filters. In order to avoid a heavy saturation of the detector, RS Pup was positioned in the gap between the detectors.

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ESO

À propos de l'image

Identification:eso0805a
Type:Observation
Date de publication:11 février 2008
Communiqués de presse en rapport:eso0805
Taille:1379 x 1376 px

À propos de l'objet

Nom:RS Puppis
Type:Milky Way : Star : Type : Variable
Distance:6500 années lumière
Constellation:Puppis
Catégorie:Nebulae

Image Formats

Grand JPEG
261,4 Kio
JPEG taille écran
174,3 Kio

Fonds d'écran

1024x768
168,9 Kio
1280x1024
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1600x1200
284,7 Kio
1920x1200
306,8 Kio
2048x1536
389,4 Kio

Coordinates

Position (RA):8 13 4.17
Position (Dec):-34° 34' 43.24"
Field of view:5.72 x 5.70 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 120.2° right of vertical

Couleurs & filtres

DomaineTélescope
Visible
B
New Technology Telescope
EMMI
Visible
V
New Technology Telescope
EMMI
Visible
R
New Technology Telescope
EMMI