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Wide field view of the sky around the very faint neutron star RX J1856.5-3754
This wide field image shows the sky around the very faint neutron star RX J1856.5-3754 in the southern constellation of Corona Australis. This part of the sky also contains interesting regions of dark and bright nebulosity surrounding the variable star R Coronae Australis (upper left), as well as the globular star cluster NGC 6723. The neutron star itself is too faint to be seen here, but lies very close to the centre of the image.
Crédit:ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2
Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin
À propos de l'image
Identification: | eso1641b |
Type: | Observation |
Date de publication: | 30 novembre 2016 12:00 |
Communiqués de presse en rapport: | eso1641 |
Taille: | 11037 x 12442 px |
À propos de l'objet
Nom: | RX J1856.5-3754 |
Type: | Milky Way : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Neutron Star |
Constellation: | Corona Australis |
Catégorie: | Stars |
Image Formats
Fonds d'écran
Coordinates
Position (RA): | 18 56 18.35 |
Position (Dec): | -37° 52' 52.88" |
Field of view: | 185.52 x 209.14 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 1.7° right of vertical |
Couleurs & filtres
Domaine | Télescope |
---|---|
Visible B | Digitized Sky Survey |
Visible R | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
Visible I | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |