Hubble extrasolar planet search field in Sagittarius [excerpt]
This is an excerpt of the Hubble Space Telescope field of view in the Sagittarius Window Eclipsing Extrasolar Planet Search (SWEEPS).
Credit:About the Image
Id: | heic0612e |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | 4 October 2006, 19:00 |
Related releases: | heic0612 |
Size: | 2868 x 1635 px |
About the Object
Name: | Sagittarius, SWEEPS |
Type: | Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Multiple Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Planetary System |
Distance: | 25000 light years |
Constellation: | Sagittarius |
Category: | Exoplanets |
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Coordinates
Position (RA): | 17 58 53.99 |
Position (Dec): | -29° 11' 20.19" |
Field of view: | 0.54 x 0.31 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 89.9° left of vertical |
Colours & filters
Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
---|---|---|
Optical V | 606 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
Optical Pseudogreen (B+I) |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS | |
Infrared I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |