Compass and scale image of cepheid variable V1 in M31
Compass and scale image of cepheid variable V1 in M31.
Credit:
NASA, ESA and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo1115c |
| Type: | Collage |
| Release date: | 23 May 2011, 20:00 |
| Related announcements: | ann1110 |
| Size: | 1220 x 1220 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Hubble's Cepheid, V1 |
| Type: | • Local Universe : Star : Type : Variable • Stars Images/Videos |
| Distance: | 2 million light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Optical B |
475 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFC3 |
| Optical R |
600 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFC3 |