The sky around the location of Nova Centauri 2013
This image shows the sky around the location of Nova Centauri 2013. The nova itself appears, in its pre-outburst state, as a faint star at the centre of the picture, very similar to thousands of others. This picture was created from images in the Digitized Sky Survey 2 that were acquired decades before the star erupted.
Credit:ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin
About the Image
| Id: | eso1531d |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 29 July 2015, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1531 |
| Size: | 3564 x 3571 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Nova Centauri 2013 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Type : Variable : Nova |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Category: | Stars |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 13 54 46.93 |
| Position (Dec): | -59° 9' 5.17" |
| Field of view: | 59.93 x 60.04 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.9° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical B | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical R | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Infrared I | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |