A wide-field view of the sky around the young star T Cha

This visible-light wide-field image of the region around the young star T Cha was created from photographs taken through red and blue filters and forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2. T Cha is the upper right of the two faint stars very close to the centre of the picture. Some of the dust associated with this star-forming region is faintly visible in the background, particularly at the upper left.

Credit:

ESO and Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin

About the Image

Id:eso1106c
Type:Observation
Release date:24 February 2011, 12:00
Related releases:eso1106
Size:7055 x 7055 px

About the Object

Name:T Cha
Type:Milky Way : Star
Distance:350 light years
Constellation:Chamaeleon
Category:Stars

Image Formats

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Coordinates

Position (RA):11 57 13.48
Position (Dec):-79° 21' 31.86"
Field of view:119.96 x 119.96 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 1.1° right of vertical

Colours & filters

BandTelescope
Optical
B
Digitized Sky Survey 2
Optical
R
Digitized Sky Survey 2