Sirius (ground-based image)

Esahubble_heic0516e_1024

esahubble_heic0516e December 13th, 2005

Credit: ESA/Hubble and Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgements: Davide De Martin (ESA/Hubble )

The image shows an overview of Sirius B's surroundings and was composed from images from the Digitized Sky Survey 2. The field of view is 4.5 x 4.7.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic0516e/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Sirius B
Subject - Milky Way
Star > Evolutionary Stage > White Dwarf
Star > Grouping > Binary
Esahubble_heic0516e_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 6h 44m 58.5s
DEC = -16° 42’ 48.6”
Orientation
North is 0.3° CCW
Field of View
4.4 x 4.7 degrees
Constellation
Canis Major

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red DSS (None) Optical (R) -
Blue DSS (None) Optical (B) -
Esahubble_heic0516e_1280
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ID
heic0516e
Subject Category
B.3.1.7   B.3.6.1  
Subject Name
Sirius B
Credits
ESA/Hubble and Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgements: Davide De Martin (ESA/Hubble )
Release Date
2005-12-13T15:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic0516e/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
DSS, DSS
Instrument
None, None
Color Assignment
Red, Blue
Band
Optical, Optical
Bandpass
R, B
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
101.243857285, -16.7134961604
Reference Dimension
9383.0, 9987.0
Reference Pixel
4691.5, 4993.5
Scale
-0.00047200476303, 0.00047200476303
Rotation
0.33999999999999997
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
ESA/Hubble
URL
http://www.spacetelescope.org/
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City
Garching bei München
State/Province
Postal Code
D-85748
Country
Germany
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
ESA/Hubble
Publisher ID
esahubble
Resource ID
heic0516e
Resource URL
http://www.spacetelescope.org/static/archives/images/original/heic0516e.tif
Related Resources
Metadata Date
2005-12-09T00:41:56+01:00
Metadata Version
1.0
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