Cygnus X-1 (ground-based image)

Esahubble_dsscygx_1024

esahubble_dsscygx January 1st, 2002

Credit: NASA, ESA, and the Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin (ESA/Hubble)

Wide-field, ground-based image showing the visible light component of Cygnus X-1 (centre), a rich source of X-rays in the constellation of Cygnus, the Swan.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

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

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, None, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Cygnus X-1
Subject - Local Universe
Star > Type > Variable
Esahubble_dsscygx_1280
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ID
dsscygx
Subject Category
C.3.2.1.6  
Subject Name
Cygnus X-1
Credits
NASA, ESA, and the Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin (ESA/Hubble)
Release Date
2002-01-01T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/dsscygx/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Instrument
Color Assignment
Band
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
2337.0, 2354.0
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
Quality
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
None
Postal Code
D-85748
Country
Germany
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
ESA/Hubble
Publisher ID
esahubble
Resource ID
dsscygx
Metadata Date
2009-02-03T11:25:03+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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