Wide-field view of the sky around the nearby star AU Microscopii
This image shows the sky around the nearby young star AU Microscopii. It was created from images forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2. AU Mic appears just below the centre of the image as an orangish star of moderate brightness. Because the photographs through different coloured filters that were used to make this picture were taken many years apart, AU Mic appears double, as the star’s own proper motion has moved it a small distance across the sky in the intervening time.
Credit:ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2
About the Image
| Id: | eso1538c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 7 October 2015, 19:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1538 |
| Size: | 13596 x 11808 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Au Mic, Au Microscopii |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material |
| Distance: | 32 light years |
| Constellation: | Microscopium |
| Category: | Stars |
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 20 45 16.00 |
| Position (Dec): | -30° 56' 43.46" |
| Field of view: | 228.66 x 198.59 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.7° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical B | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical R | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Infrared I | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |