Huge Star on the left

• by Filipires

  On the left side of this galaxy it is what it seams to be a big star. Am i right?

  Posted October 14, 2016 4:25 PM

• by ElisabethB moderator

  Hi Filipires and welcome to the Zoo

  You are correct ! The bright object to the left is indeed a foreground star from our galaxy !

  Happy hunting !

  Posted October 14, 2016 4:54 PM

• by Rick_Nowell

  After using the SDSS tool 'Navigate' (found on the left side of an SDSS Explorer page) linked to from GZ examine, it can be seen that once re-centered the object is a STAR. It is in the GALEX survey as a UV source (NED). In the SDSS picture below, the original galaxy can be seen on the far right, with two small red objects in between.

  Original galaxy in Navigate: http://skyserver.sdss.org/dr9/en/tools/chart/navi.asp?ra=207.20287197&dec=0.48261102

  Use Zoom and Recenter to move round.

  http://skyserver.sdss.org/dr9/en/tools/explore/obj.asp?id=1237648705124368438

  

  Posted October 14, 2016 5:09 PM