Wide-field image of the sky around the Fried Egg nebula

This visible light wide-field image of the region around the yellow hypergiant star IRAS 17163-3907 was created from photographs taken through blue, red and infrared filters and forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2. The star appears close to the centre, indistinguishable from thousands of others. This very rich star field in the direction of the centre of the Milky Way also features the blue ring-shaped planetary nebula NGC 6337 to the upper left of centre, as well as several star clusters and some faint clouds of glowing gas. The field of view is approximately 2.9 degrees across.

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ESO and Digitized Sky Survey 2

Om bilden

ID:eso1136c
Typ:Observation
Publiceringsdatum:28 september 2011 12:00
Relaterade pressmeddelanden:eso1136
Storlek:10651 x 10674 px

Om objektet

Namn:IRAS 17163-3907
Typ:Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Planetary
Milky Way : Star : Type : Exotic
Avstånd:13000 ljusår
Constellation:Scorpius
Kategori:Nebulae
Stars

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Koordinater

Position (RA):17 19 49.32
Position (Dec):-39° 10' 37.42"
Field of view:178.78 x 179.16 arcminutes
Orientering:Nord är 0.6° höger om lodrätt

Färger och filter

BandTeleskop
Synligt ljus
R
Digitized Sky Survey 2
Synligt ljus
G
Digitized Sky Survey 2
Infrarött
I
Digitized Sky Survey 2