Wide field view of the unusual double star SS Leporis

This wide-field image of the sky around the unusual double star SS Leporis is a colour composite made from exposures from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2). The field of view is approximately 2.7 degrees. SS Leporis is the bright star at the centre. The coloured rings and the four spikes around the star are artifacts of the photographic process and the optics of the telescope used, and are not real.

Credit:

ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin.

Over de afbeelding

Id:eso1148c
Type:Observatie
Publicatiedatum:7 december 2011 12:00
Gerelateerde berichten:eso1148
Grootte:9555 x 9960 px

Over het object

Naam:SS Lep
Type:Milky Way : Star
Constellation:Lepus
Categorie:Stars

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Coordinates

Position (RA):6 4 59.19
Position (Dec):-16° 29' 3.78"
Field of view:160.40 x 167.20 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 0.2° left of vertical

Kleuren & filters

BandTelescoop
Optisch
B
Digitized Sky Survey 2
Optisch
R
Digitized Sky Survey 2
Infrarood
I
Digitized Sky Survey 2