NACO observation of the stars at the centre of the Milky Way

eso_eso1825g July 26th, 2018

Credit: ESO/MPE

This image is one of hundreds collected using the NACO instrument on ESO's Very Large Telescope in Chile over a two-decade period to monitor the motions of stars orbiting the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1825g/

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
Subject - Milky Way: Galaxy > Component > Central Black Hole

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 17h 45m 40.1s; DEC = -29° 0’ 27.3”
Orientation: North is 0.3° CCW
Field of View: 0.1 x 0.0 arcminutes
Constellation: Sagittarius

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	VLT (NACO)	Infrared (Ks)	2.2 µm

ID: eso1825g
Subject Category: B.5.4.6
Subject Name
Credits: ESO/MPE

Release Date: 2018-07-26T14:00:00
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Reference Url: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1825g/

Type: Observation
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Distance Notes

Facility: Very Large Telescope
Instrument: NACO
Color Assignment: Blue

Band: Infrared
Bandpass: Ks
Central Wavelength: 2180

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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 266.417060899, -29.0075708671
Reference Dimension: 3840.0, 2160.0

Reference Pixel: 1920.0, 1080.0
Scale: -2.75663139817e-07, 2.75663139817e-07
Rotation: 0.33482620390011736
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Creator (Curator): European Southern Observatory
URL: http://www.eso.org
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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: eso1825g

Resource URL: https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso1825g.tif
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Metadata Date: 2024-02-22T14:19:56.647087
Metadata Version: 1.1

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