Location in the sky of the rogue planet Cha 1107-7626 (visible light)

eso_eso2516c October 2nd, 2025

Credit: ESO/ Digitized Sky Survey 2

This visible-light image, part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2, shows the position in the sky of the rogue planet Cha 1107-7626. The planet (not visible here) is located exactly at the centre of the frame.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso2516c/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, 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: Cha 1107-7626
Subject - Milky Way: Planet

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 11h 7m 7.7s; DEC = -76° 26’ 32.6”
Orientation: North is up
Field of View: 2.0 x 2.0 degrees
Constellation: Chamaeleon

Color Mapping

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

ID: eso2516c
Subject Category: B.1
Subject Name: Cha 1107-7626
Credits: ESO/ Digitized Sky Survey 2

Release Date: 2025-10-02T14:00:00
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Reference Url: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso2516c/

Type: Observation
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Distance Notes

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

Band: Optical, Optical, Infrared
Bandpass: B, R, I
Central Wavelength

Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID: None, None, None
Notes

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 166.782, -76.4423888
Reference Dimension: 7071.0, 7071.0

Reference Pixel: 3535.5, 3535.5
Scale: -0.000277778, 0.000277778
Rotation: 0
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Notes

Creator (Curator): European Southern Observatory
URL: https://www.eso.org
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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: European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID: eso
Resource ID: eso2516c

Resource URL: https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso2516c.tif
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Metadata Date: 2025-09-23T11:44:03+02:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

Detailed color mapping information coming soon...

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