Around the nova V445 Puppis annotated

eso_eso0943b November 17th, 2009

Credit: ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2

This wide-field image, based on data from Digitized Sky Survey 2, shows the whole region around the nova V445 Puppis, with the double star system highlighted.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0943b/

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: V445 Puppis • Wide field view
Subject - Milky Way: Star > Type > Variable > Nova

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 7h 37m 56.9s; DEC = -25° 56’ 58.9”
Orientation: North is 0.7° CW
Field of View: 35.0 x 35.0 arcminutes
Constellation: Puppis

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
DSS2 (None)	Optical (R)	-
DSS2 (None)	Optical (B)	-

ID: eso0943b
Subject Category: B.3.2.1.5
Subject Name: V445 Puppis, Wide field view
Credits: ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2

Release Date: 2009-11-17T00:00:00
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Reference Url: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0943b/

Type: Observation
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Distance Notes

Facility: Digitized Sky Survey 2, Digitized Sky Survey 2
Instrument: None, None
Color Assignment: Red, Blue

Band: Optical, Optical
Bandpass: R, B
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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 114.487148, -25.949706
Reference Dimension: 2088.0, 2088.0

Reference Pixel: 1043.44170234, 1045.45838255
Scale: -0.00027967807, 0.00027967807
Rotation: -0.69101939305
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Notes

Creator (Curator): European Southern Observatory
URL: http://www.eso.org/
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Telephone
Address: Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City: Garching bei München
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Postal Code: D-85748
Country: Germany
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID: eso
Resource ID: eso0943b

Resource URL: https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso0943b.tif
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Metadata Date: 2009-11-12T17:32:12+01:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

Detailed color mapping information coming soon...

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