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VFTS 102: the fastest rotating star
This view shows part of the stellar nursery called the Tarantula Nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a small neighbour of the Milky Way. At the centre lies the brilliant star VFTS 102 This view includes both visible-light and infrared images from the Wide Field Imager at the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at La Silla and the 4.1-metre infrared VISTA telescope at Paranal. VFTS 102 is the most rapidly rotating star ever found.
Källa:ESO/M.-R. Cioni/VISTA Magellanic Cloud survey. Acknowledgment: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit
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| ID: | eso1147a |
| Typ: | Observation |
| Publiceringsdatum: | 5 december 2011 15:00 |
| Relaterade pressmeddelanden: | eso1147 |
| Storlek: | 1284 x 1284 px |
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| Band | Teleskop |
|---|---|
| Synligt ljus V | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Infrarött V | Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy |
| Synligt ljus R | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Infrarött J | Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy |
| Infrarött K | Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy |