The region around Cassiopeia A (ground-based image)
The two-colour image shows an overview of area of Cas A and was composed from two images from the Digitized Sky Survey 2. The field of view is slightly less than 3 degrees.
Credit:ESA/Hubble and Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgements: Davide De Martin
About the Image
| Id: | heic0609b |
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| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 29 August 2006, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0609 |
| Size: | 9796 x 9800 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Cassiopeia A, SN 1680 |
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| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Supernova Remnant |
| Distance: | 11000 light years |
| Constellation: | Cassiopeia |
| Category: | Stars |
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 23 23 10.30 |
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| Position (Dec): | 58° 50' 10.39" |
| Field of view: | 164.63 x 164.70 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 1.0° left of vertical |
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