Digitized sky survey 2 image of NGC 4755

A wide-field image of the region around NGC 4755 (the Jewel Box) constructed from data from the Digitized Sky Survey 2. The bright star is Mimosa, one of the four stars in the Southern Cross. The darkness towards the bottom of the image is part of the Coal Sack, a vast area of obscuring dust easily visible to the unaided eye. The field of view is approximately 2.8 degrees x 2.9 degrees, or about 40 times the area of the Full Moon.

Crédit:

ESO, ESA/Hubble and Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin (ESA/Hubble)

À propos de l'image

Identification:eso0940d
Type:Observation
Date de publication:29 octobre 2009
Communiqués de presse en rapport:eso0940
Taille:10200 x 10286 px

À propos de l'objet

Nom:NGC 4755
Type:Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster
Distance:6500 années lumière
Constellation:Crux
Catégorie:Star Clusters

Formats des images

Grand JPEG
39,2 Mio
JPEG taille écran
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Coordinates

Position (RA):12 53 42.12
Position (Dec):-60° 22' 1.21"
Field of view:171.22 x 172.66 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 0.0° left of vertical

Couleurs & filtres

DomaineLongueur d'ondeTélescope
Visible
B
445 nmDigitized Sky Survey 2
Infrarouge
I
806 nmDigitized Sky Survey 2