Region around black-hole system GRO J1655-40 (ground-based image)
Four-degree field is centred on the black-hole system GRO J1655-40. The image is from the Digitized Sky Survey II.
Credit:Digitized Sky Survey
About the Image
| Id: | heic0211f |
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| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 18 November 2002, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0211 |
| Size: | 2750 x 3291 px |
About the Object
| Name: | GRO J1655-40 |
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| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Black Hole Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Binary |
| Distance: | 5500 light years |
| Constellation: | Scorpius |
| Category: | Quasars and Black Holes Stars |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 16 53 59.22 |
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| Position (Dec): | -39° 51' 40.85" |
| Field of view: | 206.32 x 246.91 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is -0.0° left of vertical |
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