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VFTS 102: the fastest rotating massive star (unannotated)
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
Om billedet
| Id: | eso1147c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Udgivelsesdato: | 5. december 2011 15:00 |
| Relaterede pressemeddelelser: | eso1147 |
| Størrelse: | 1284 x 1284 px |
Om objektet
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Koordinater
| Position (RA): | 5 38 42.43 |
| Position (Dec): | -69° 6' 2.88" |
| Field of view: | 7.29 x 7.29 arcminutes |
| Orientering: | Nord er 0.5° venstre fra lodret |
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