Hubble’s cepheid in the Andromeda Galaxy
The Hubble Space Telescope has imaged the star field around the Cepheid variable V1 in M31. This image shows individually resolved stars in the outer disk of the Andromeda Galaxy. The soft, brown swirls are dust lanes are obscuring light from stars farther away from our line of sight. The blue cluster towards the upper right of the image contains massive young stars that are emitting intense ultraviolet light. The Cepheid variable, V1, the first Cepheid ever found outside of our own galaxy, is a moderate looking star in the lower left of the image.
Credit:NASA, ESA and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
About the Image
| Id: | ann1110a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 23 May 2011, 20:00 |
| Related announcements: | ann1110 |
| Size: | 7908 x 7910 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Hubble's Cepheid, V1 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Star : Type : Variable |
| Distance: | 2 million light years |
| Constellation: | Andromeda |
| Category: | Stars |
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 0 41 22.77 |
| Position (Dec): | 41° 9' 35.08" |
| Field of view: | 2.64 x 2.64 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 75.2° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 475 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |
| Optical R | 600 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |