Ground-based image of Sirius (ground-based image)
This ground-based image was taken by Japanese amateur astronomer Akira Fujii and shows a close-up of Sirius.
Credit:Akira Fujii
About the Image
| Id: | heic0516f |
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| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 13 December 2005, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0516 |
| Size: | 2547 x 3272 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Sirius |
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| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Main Sequence |
| Distance: | 8 light years |
| Constellation: | Canis Major |
| Category: | Stars |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 6 45 7.65 |
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| Position (Dec): | -16° 41' 17.18" |
| Field of view: | 100.64 x 129.29 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 9.4° right of vertical |
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