Wide-field view of the sky around the unusual binary star V471 Tauri
This picture shows the sky around the unusual double star V471 Tauri. The object itself is visible as an unremarkable looking star of moderate brightness at the centre of the image. This picture was created from images in the Digitized Sky Survey 2.
Credit:ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2
About the Image
Id: | eso1506c |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | 18 February 2015, 12:00 |
Related releases: | eso1506 |
Size: | 6686 x 6686 px |
About the Object
Type: | • Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Binary |
Constellation: | Taurus |
Category: | • Stars |
Image Formats
Large JPEG
13.4ˆàMB
Publication TIFF 4K
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Publication JPEG
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Screensize JPEG
333.0ˆàKB
Wallpapers
1024x768
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1280x1024
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1600x1200
714.3ˆàKB
1920x1200
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2048x1536
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Coordinates
Position (RA): | 3 50 25.31 |
Position (Dec): | 17° 14' 49.77" |
Field of view: | 112.35 x 112.35 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 0.5° right of vertical |
Colours & filters
Band | Telescope |
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Optical B | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
Optical R | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
Infrared I | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
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