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VFTS 102: the fastest rotating 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.
Kilde:ESO/M.-R. Cioni/VISTA Magellanic Cloud survey. Acknowledgment: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit
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Id: | eso1147a |
Type: | Observation |
Udgivelsesdato: | 5. december 2011 15:00 |
Relaterede pressemeddelelser: | eso1147 |
Størrelse: | 1284 x 1284 px |