Galactic Bulge Pull-out
About This Image
Caption
This image shows a wide-field view of the center of the Milky Way with a pull-out image taken by the Dark Energy Camera (DECam) at the Cerro-Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile. While the Milky Way photo spans 71 degrees of the sky, the DECam image covers 0.5 by 0.25 degrees (an area about twice as wide as the full Moon).
About The Object
- Object Name
- Milky Way
- Object Description
- Milky Way bulge
- R.A. Position
- 17:58:57.92
- Dec. Position
- -29:12:11.35
- Distance
- About 25,000 light-years from Earth
- Dimensions
- About 71 degrees across (about 35,600 light-years)
About The Object
- Object Name
- A name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
- Object Description
- The type of astronomical object.
- R.A. Position
- Right ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.
- Dec. Position
- Declination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.
- Distance
- The physical distance from Earth to the astronomical object. Distances within our solar system are usually measured in Astronomical Units (AU). Distances between stars are usually measured in light-years. Interstellar distances can also be measured in parsecs.
- Dimensions
- The physical size of the object or the apparent angle it subtends on the sky.
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