Help me identify this.

• by Abraham0098

  The bottom right has a blue and orange star. what is it?

  Posted December 6, 2017 9:00 PM

• by Budgieye moderator

  Welcome Abraham0098. The orange and blue streaks are artifacts around the star. The images are optimized for viewing dim galaxies, and the stars are overexposed.

  It is a blue star, with the exciting name SDSS J141109.03+012801.7

  ![http://skyservice.pha.jhu.edu/DR9/ImgCutout/getjpeg.aspx?ra=212.78764059&dec=1.46716617&scale=0.2&width=200&height=200&opt=G](http://skyservice.pha.jhu.edu/DR9/ImgCutout/getjpeg.aspx?ra=212.78764059&dec=1.46716617&scale=0.2&width=200&height=200&opt=http://skyserver.sdss.org/dr9/en/tools/explore/obj.asp?id=1237651752950956046

  http://skyservice.pha.jhu.edu/DR9/ImgCutout/getjpeg.aspx?ra=212.78764059&dec=1.46716617&scale=0.2&width=200&height=200&opt=G

  Posted December 7, 2017 7:17 AM