Digitized Sky Survey image of Betelgeuse
This image is a colour composite made from exposures from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2). The field of view is approximatelly 2.0 x 1.5 degrees.
Credit:ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin.
About the Image
| Id: | eso0927e |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 26 July 2010, 15:52 |
| Related releases: | eso0927 |
| Size: | 7106 x 5332 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Betelgeuse |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Red Supergiant |
| Distance: | 650 light years |
| Constellation: | Orion |
| Category: | Stars |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 5 55 10.39 |
| Position (Dec): | 7° 24' 25.10" |
| Field of view: | 119.27 x 89.45 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.0° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical B | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical R | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |