Wide-field view of Betelgeuse (ground-based image)
This image is a colour composite made from exposures from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2). It shows the area around the red supergiant star Betelgeuse.
Credit:ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2.
Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin.
About the Image
| Id: | heic2014c |
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| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 13 August 2020, 17:00 |
| Related releases: | heic2014 |
| Size: | 7106 x 5332 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Betelgeuse |
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| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Red Supergiant |
| Distance: | 750 light years |
| Constellation: | Orion |
| Category: | Stars |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 5 55 10.47 |
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| Position (Dec): | 7° 24' 22.35" |
| Field of view: | 119.56 x 89.71 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.1° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 479 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical R | 649 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |