Wide-field view of HD 189733b and surroundings (DSS2 excerpt, ground-based image)
A star field image showing the star HD 189733 (centre). The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has given astronomers a fascinating new insight into the atmosphere of HD 189733b. To the right of the star is the notable planetary nebula Messier 27. The field-of-view is approximately 0.9 x 0.6 degrees.
Credit:NASA, ESA, and the Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin (ESA/Hubble)
About the Image
| Id: | heic0720b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 11 December 2007, 10:00 |
| Related releases: | heic1312, heic1209, heic0720 |
| Size: | 3393 x 2301 px |
About the Object
| Name: | HD 189733b, Messier 27 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Disk : Protoplanetary Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Planetary |
| Constellation: | Vulpecula |
| Category: | Nebulae Stars |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 20 0 43.79 |
| Position (Dec): | 22° 42' 46.53" |
| Field of view: | 57.62 x 39.08 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.1° right of vertical |
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