Globular cluster NGC 4147

esahubble_heic1905c March 7th, 2019

Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, T. Sohn et al.

This globular cluster, NGC 4147, seen with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, was one of many which were used by astronomers to measure the total mass of the Milky Way. NGC 4147 is located about 60 000 light-years from Earth in the northern constellation of Coma Berenices (the Berenice's hair).

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://esahubble.org/images/heic1905c/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Baltimore, MD, United States

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: NGC 4147
Subject - Milky Way: Star > Grouping > Cluster > Globular

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 12h 10m 6.2s; DEC = 18° 32’ 32.7”
Orientation: North is 17.3° CCW
Field of View: 3.4 x 3.5 arcminutes
Constellation: Coma Berenices

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
Hubble (ACS)	Optical (V)	606.0 nm
Hubble (ACS)	Optical (V)	606.0 nm
Hubble (ACS)	Optical (I)	814.0 nm
Hubble (ACS)	Optical (I)	814.0 nm

ID: heic1905c
Subject Category: B.3.6.4.2
Subject Name: NGC 4147
Credits: ESA/Hubble & NASA, T. Sohn et al.

Release Date: 2019-03-07T16:00:00
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Reference Url: https://esahubble.org/images/heic1905c/

Type: Observation
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Distance Notes

Facility: Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument: ACS, ACS, ACS, ACS
Color Assignment: Blue, Green, Green, Red

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: V, V, I, I
Central Wavelength: 606, 606, 814, 814

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Integration Time
Dataset ID: None, None, None, None
Notes

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 182.52569146, 18.542428782
Reference Dimension: 4136.0, 4154.0

Reference Pixel: 2068.0, 2077.0
Scale: -1.39007347889e-05, 1.39007347889e-05
Rotation: 17.260000000000005
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Creator (Curator): ESA/Hubble
URL: https://esahubble.org
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Address: ESA Office, Space Telescope Science Institute, 3700 San Martin Dr
City: Baltimore
State/Province: MD

Postal Code: 21218
Country: United States
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: ESA/Hubble
Publisher ID: esahubble
Resource ID: heic1905c

Resource URL: http://esahubble.org/media/archives/images/original/heic1905c.tif
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Metadata Date: 2019-01-21T11:38:02+01:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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