DSS + insert, annotated

This wide-field image contains the area where a team of researchers confirmed that cosmic rays from our galaxy are very efficiently accelerated in the remnants of exploded stars. The red line guides the eye to various regions where the remnants of the stellar explosion are most visible. The boxed area contains an insert of data from the VLT and Chandra. This region, named RCW 86, is centered on the position where a star exploded in 185 AD. The field of view is 4 degrees across with north to the top and east to the left.

Crediti:

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

Riguardo l'immagine

Identificazione:eso0923b
Tipo:Osservazione
Data di rilascio:25 Giugno 2009
Notizie relative:eso0923
Grandezza:1660 x 1660 px

Riguardo all'oggetto

Nome:RCW 86
Tipo:Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Supernova Remnant
Distanza:8000 Anni luce
Constellation:Centaurus
Categoria:Nebulae

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Coordinate

Position (RA):14 40 28.94
Position (Dec):-62° 38' 42.42"
Field of view:111.46 x 111.46 arcminutes
Orientazione:Il Nord è a 0.8° a sinistra della verticale

Colori e filtri

BandaTelescopio
Ottico
B
Digitized Sky Survey 2
Ottico
R
Digitized Sky Survey 2