Digitized Sky Survey image around Apep
The image is a colour composite made from exposures from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2), and shows the region surrounding 2XMM J160050.7-514245, nicknamed “Apep”. The field of view is approximately 2.4 x 2.0 degrees.
Credit:
ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin
About the Image
| Id: | eso1838c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 19 November 2018, 17:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1838 |
| Size: | 13248 x 10283 px |
About the Object
| Type: | Milky Way : Star |
| Constellation: | Norma |
| Category: | Stars |
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 16 0 55.85 |
| Position (Dec): | -51° 42' 56.15" |
| Field of view: | 222.80 x 172.94 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.4° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical R | 649 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical I | 825 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |