The aging double star IRAS 08544-4431 in the constellation of Vela (the sails)
This chart shows the location of the aging double star IRAS 08544-4431 in the constellation of Vela (The Sails). All stars visible to the naked eye on a dark and clear night are shown. This star is visible with a small telescope as an unremarkable single faint point of light.
Credit:ESO/IAU and Sky & Telescope
About the Image
| Id: | eso1608c |
| Type: | Chart |
| Release date: | 9 March 2016, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1608 |
| Size: | 3338 x 3433 px |
About the Object
| Name: | IRAS 08544-4431 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Disk |
| Distance: | 4000 light years |
| Category: | Illustrations |
