RX J0806.3+1527 stellar binary system

Eso_eso0211a_1024

eso_eso0211a March 15th, 2002

Credit: ESO

Image shows U and R filter images of the sky field around RX J0806.3+1527 (at centre of circle), obtained with the FORS2 multi-mode instrument on VLT KUEYEN. The object is brightest at the shorter wavelength (U-band) - reflecting its very high temperature. The image is reproduced from FORS2-exposures, obtained in November 1999 in the U- and R-bands, and both lasting 300 seconds. The field measures 2.0 x 1.5 arcmin2.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0211a/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
RX J0806.3+1527
Subject - Milky Way
Star > Type > Exotic

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Pseudocolor VLT (FORS1) Optical (R) -
Pseudocolor VLT (FORS2) Ultraviolet (U) -
Eso_eso0211a_1280
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ID
eso0211a
Subject Category
B.3.2.6.1  
Subject Name
RX J0806.3+1527
Credits
ESO
Release Date
2002-03-15T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0211a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Distance very uncertain.
Facility
Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope
Instrument
FORS1, FORS2
Color Assignment
Pseudocolor, Pseudocolor
Band
Optical, Ultraviolet
Bandpass
R, U
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
1600.0, 583.0
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
Quality
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
European Southern Observatory
URL
http://www.eso.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
European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID
eso
Resource ID
eso0211a
Metadata Date
2009-01-20T11:39:40+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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