Nova Centaurus 2013 (non-annotated)

Image of Nova Centaurus 2013, taken by ESO Photo Ambassador Yuri Beletsky at ESO's La Silla Observatory in the Chilean Atacama Desert in the morning hours of Monday 9 December 2013.

The nova was discovered by John Seach from Australia on 2 December 2013 as it approached naked eye brightness. Nova Centaurus 2013 is the brightest nova to have occurred this so far this millennium.

Links

Image of Nova Centauri 2013 (annotated)

Créditos:

Y. Beletsky (LCO)/ESO

Sobre a imagem

Id:potw1349b
Tipo:Fotográfico
Data de divulgação:10 de Dezembro de 2013 às 14:36
Tamanho:3500 x 2333 px

Sobre o objeto

Nome:Nova Centauri 2013
Tipo:Milky Way : Star : Type : Variable : Nova
Categoria:Stars

Formatos de imagens

JPEG grande
4,5 MB

Zoom


Papéis de parede

1024x768
422,9 KB
1280x1024
733,5 KB
1600x1200
1,1 MB
1920x1200
1,3 MB
2048x1536
1,8 MB