VLT image of the area around the very faint neutron star RX J1856.5-3754

Eso_eso1641c_1024

eso_eso1641c November 30th, 2016

Credit: ESO

Colour composite photo of the sky field around the lonely neutron star RX J1856.5-3754 and the related cone-shaped nebula. It is based on a series of exposures obtained with the multi-mode FORS2 instrument at VLT KUEYEN through three different optical filters. The trail of an asteroid is seen in the field with intermittent blue, green and red colours. RX J1856.5-3754 is exactly in the centre of the image.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1641c/

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 Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
RX J1856.5-3754
Subject - Milky Way
Star > Evolutionary Stage > Neutron Star
Eso_eso1641c_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 18h 56m 35.6s
DEC = -37° 54’ 36.7”
Orientation
North is 45.0° CW
Field of View
5.3 x 4.5 arcminutes
Constellation
Corona Australis

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red VLT (FORS2) Optical (V-HIGH) 555.0 nm
Green VLT (FORS2) Optical (V-HIGH) 555.0 nm
Blue VLT (FORS2) Optical (V-HIGH) 555.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Red
Green
Blue
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ID
eso1641c
Subject Category
B.3.1.9  
Subject Name
RX J1856.5-3754
Credits
ESO
Release Date
2016-11-30T12:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1641c/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope
Instrument
FORS2, FORS2, FORS2
Color Assignment
Red, Green, Blue
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
V-HIGH, V-HIGH, V-HIGH
Central Wavelength
555, 555, 555
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
284.148280965, -37.9101888312
Reference Dimension
1571.0, 1335.0
Reference Pixel
785.5, 667.5
Scale
-5.57017145532e-05, 5.57017145532e-05
Rotation
-45.039999999999836
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
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
eso1641c
Resource URL
https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso1641c.tif
Related Resources
Metadata Date
2016-11-29T16:38:34+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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