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Wide-field view of the sky around VFTS 102: the fastest rotating massive star
This view shows part of the stellar nursery called the Tarantula Nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a small neighbour of the Milky Way. At the centre lies the brilliant star VFTS 102 This view includes both visible-light and infrared images from the Wide Field Imager at the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at La Silla and the 4.1-metre infrared VISTA telescope at Paranal. VFTS 102 is the most rapidly rotating star ever found.
Kredit:ESO
O snímku
| Id: | eso1147d |
| Typ: | Pozorování |
| Datum zveřejnění: | 5. prosince 2011 15:00 |
| Související články: | eso1147 |
| Velikost: | 4204 x 4204 px |
O objektu
| Jméno: | Tarantula Nebula, VFTS 102 |
| Typ: | Local Universe : Nebula : Type : Star Formation |
| Constellation: | Dorado |
| Kategorie: | Nebulae Stars |
Image Formats
Souřadnice
| Position (RA): | 5 37 39.23 |
| Position (Dec): | -69° 9' 47.02" |
| Field of view: | 23.92 x 23.92 arcminutes |
| Orientace: | Sever je 0.2° levá od svislé osy |
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Barvy & filtry
| Pásmo | Dalekohled |
|---|---|
| Optický V | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Infračervený V | Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy |
| Optický R | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Infračervený J | Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy |
| Infračervený K | Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy |