Hubble extrasolar planet search field in Sagittarius [excerpt]
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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 |
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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 |