A star that should not exist

At the centre of this picture is a very unremarkable looking faint star, too faint to be seen through all but the largest amateur telescopes. This ancient star, in the constellation of Leo (The Lion), is called SDSS J102915+172927 and has been found to have the lowest amount of elements heavier than helium of all stars yet studied. It has a mass smaller than that of the Sun and is probably more than 13 billion years old.

Credit:

ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2

Over de afbeelding

Id:eso1132a
Type:Observatie
Publicatiedatum:31 augustus 2011 19:00
Gerelateerde berichten:eso1132
Grootte:929 x 929 px

Over het object

Naam:SDSS J102915+172927
Type:Milky Way : Star
Constellation:Leo
Categorie:Stars

Image Formats

Grote JPEG
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Coordinates

Position (RA):10 29 14.07
Position (Dec):17° 29' 12.80"
Field of view:15.59 x 15.59 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 1.6° right of vertical

Kleuren & filters

BandTelescoop
Optisch
B
Digitized Sky Survey 2
Optisch
Pseudogreen (B+R)
Digitized Sky Survey 2
Optisch
R
Digitized Sky Survey 2