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.
ESO, ESA/Hubble and Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin (ESA/Hubble)
About the Image
| Id: | eso0940d |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 29 October 2009 |
| Related releases: | eso0940 |
| Size: | 10200 x 10286 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 4755 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster |
| Distance: | 6500 light years |
| Constellation: | Crux |
| Category: | Star Clusters |
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 12 53 42.12 |
| Position (Dec): | -60° 22' 1.21" |
| Field of view: | 171.22 x 172.66 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.0° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 445 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Infrared I | 806 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |