View of the galactic centre

View of the Galactic centre captured with ESO's VISTA infrared survey telescope, as part of the Variables in the Via Lactea (VVV) ESO public survey.

Credit:

ESO/VVV Survey/D. Minniti

Over de afbeelding

Id:galactic-centre-e
Type:Observatie
Publicatiedatum:16 december 2019 17:00
Grootte:2315 x 938 px

Over het object

Naam:Milky Way Galactic Centre
Type:Milky Way : Galaxy : Component : Center/Core
Constellation:Sagittarius
Categorie:Stars

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Coordinates

Position (RA):17 45 40.43
Position (Dec):-29° 0' 35.16"
Field of view:2.05 x 0.83 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 58.6° left of vertical