Astronomers Spot Evidence for Colliding Planet Embryos in Famous Star Cluster
Color composite image of the Pleiades star cluster and surrounding region produced by Inseok Song of the Spitzer Science Center. The image was created by combining B, R and I band images from individual second generation Digital Sky Survey images into blue, green and red image layers, respectively. The location of HD 23514 is shown by the yellow arrow. Inset artwork (lower right) is same as in Figure 1.
Créditos:Inseok Song/Digital Sky Survey, inset: Gemini Observatory/Lynette Cook
About the Image
| Id: | gemini0707b |
| Tipo: | Observation |
| Release date: | 14 de Noviembre de 2007 a las 20:00 |
| Related releases: | gemini0707 |
| Size: | 4405 x 4405 px |
Sobre el Objeto
| Nombre: | HD 23514, Pleiades |
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Categoría: | Star Clusters |
Formatos de Imágenes
Fondos de Pantalla
Coordenadas
| Posición (AR): | 3 47 55.33 |
| Posición (Dec): | 24° 27' 44.60" |
| Campo visual: | 165.17 x 165.14 arcminutes |
| Orientación: | North is 0.2° right of vertical |
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Colores y Filtros
| Banda | Longitud de Onda | Telescopio |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 479 nm | Digitized Sky Survey |
| Optical R | 649 nm | Digitized Sky Survey |
| Optical I | 825 nm | Digitized Sky Survey |