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 |
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 |
Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Supernova Remnant |
Distance: | 11000 light years |
Constellation: | Cassiopeia |
Category: | Stars |
Image Formats
Large JPEG
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Coordinates
Position (RA): | 23 23 10.30 |
Position (Dec): | 58° 50' 10.39" |
Field of view: | 164.63 x 164.70 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 1.0° left of vertical |