Wide field view of the unusual double star SS Leporis

This wide-field image of the sky around the unusual double star SS Leporis is a colour composite made from exposures from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2). The field of view is approximately 2.7 degrees. SS Leporis is the bright star at the centre. The coloured rings and the four spikes around the star are artifacts of the photographic process and the optics of the telescope used, and are not real.

Crédit:

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

À propos de l'image

Identification:eso1148c
Type:Observation
Date de publication:7 décembre 2011 12:00
Communiqués de presse en rapport:eso1148
Taille:9555 x 9960 px

À propos de l'objet

Nom:SS Lep
Type:Milky Way : Star
Constellation:Lepus
Catégorie:Stars

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Coordinates

Position (RA):6 4 59.19
Position (Dec):-16° 29' 3.78"
Field of view:160.40 x 167.20 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 0.2° left of vertical

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DomaineTélescope
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B
Digitized Sky Survey 2
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R
Digitized Sky Survey 2
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Digitized Sky Survey 2