Wide-field view of the sky around the bright star Fomalhaut
This wide-field view shows the sky around the bright star Fomalhaut in the constellation of Piscis Austrinus (The Southern Fish). This picture was created from photographs forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2. Fomalhaut lies about 25 light-years from the Earth and is surrounded by a huge disc of dust.
Credit:NASA, ESA, and the Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin (ESA/Hubble)
About the Image
| Id: | eso1216c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 12 April 2012, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1216 |
| Size: | 9563 x 10277 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Fomalhaut |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star |
| Distance: | 25 light years |
| Constellation: | Piscis Austrinus |
| Category: | Stars |
Image Formats
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 22 57 39.04 |
| Position (Dec): | -29° 37' 19.83" |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical B | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical R | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |