DSS image
A wide-field image of the area of the sky near the system Gliese 581.
Credit:ESO and Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin
About the Image
| Id: | eso0915c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 21 April 2009 |
| Related releases: | eso0915 |
| Size: | 12018 x 12947 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Gliese 581 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star |
| Distance: | 20 light years |
| Constellation: | Libra |
| Category: | Stars |
Image Formats
Wallpapers
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 15 19 26.78 |
| Position (Dec): | -7° 43' 20.97" |
| Field of view: | 201.68 x 217.28 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.1° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 445 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical R | 658 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |