The Pleiades (M45) + asteroid 838 Seraphina

Posted by Ginge70
on Thursday, November 19, 2015

The web is abundant with good versions of the Pleiades, and for a good reason. The cluster is absolutely beautiful and the combination of strong stars and faint dust makes for a processing challenge. While I was shooting red and green for this image, the asteroid 838 Seraphina was crossing the field of view, it can be seen as two separate streaks in the lower part of the image, slightly left of the middle and to the right of star 26 Tauri. 838 Seraphina is a main belt asteroide with a visual magnitude of +14,2. It is 60 km in diameter and was approx 15 light minutes away at the time of exposure (1,77 AU), with an orbital periode of 4,93 years. It was discovered in 1916 by Max Wolf. Larger resolution and tech specs can be found here: https://flic.kr/p/ALbSxh

Comments
To leave a comment you must be a member of our community.
Login to your account now, or register for an account to start participating.
No one has commented yet.
Join our Community!

Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account.

ADVERTISEMENT
FREE EMAIL NEWSLETTER

Receive news, sky-event information, observing tips, and more from Astronomy's weekly email newsletter. View our Privacy Policy.

ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
Find us on Facebook