DSS image
A wide-field image of the area of the sky where the mystery of the Milky Way’s super-efficient particle accelerators was solved by studying the ancient RCW 86 supernova remnant.
ESO and Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin
About the Image
| Id: | eso0923c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 25 June 2009 |
| Related releases: | eso0923 |
| Size: | 14273 x 15899 px |
About the Object
| Name: | RCW 86 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Supernova Remnant |
| Distance: | 8000 light years |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Category: | Nebulae |
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 14 40 28.94 |
| Position (Dec): | -62° 38' 42.42" |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical B | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical R | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |