Hubble image of the globular star cluster NGC 3201 (unannotated)

eso_eso1802e January 17th, 2018

Credit: ESA/NASA

This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows the central region of the rich globular star cluster NGC 3201 in the southern constellation of Vela (The Sails). A star that has been found to be orbiting a black hole with four times the mass of the Sun lies close to the centre of this picture.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1802e/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: NGC 3201
Subject - Milky Way: Star > Grouping > Cluster > Globular

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 10h 17m 37.0s; DEC = -46° 24’ 38.4”
Orientation: North is 20.4° CCW
Field of View: 2.5 x 2.6 arcminutes
Constellation: Vela

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
Hubble (ACS)	Optical (I)	814.0 nm
Hubble (ACS)	Optical (V)	606.0 nm
Hubble (WFC3)	Optical (B)	438.0 nm
Hubble (WFC3)	Optical (u)	336.0 nm
Hubble (WFC3)	Ultraviolet (UV)	275.0 nm

ID: eso1802e
Subject Category: B.3.6.4.2
Subject Name: NGC 3201
Credits: ESA/NASA

Release Date: 2018-01-17T12:00:00
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Reference Url: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1802e/

Type: Observation
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Facility: Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument: ACS, ACS, WFC3, WFC3, WFC3
Color Assignment: Red, Green, Blue, Blue, Blue

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical, Ultraviolet
Bandpass: I, V, B, u, UV
Central Wavelength: 814, 606, 438, 336, 275

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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 154.404201602, -46.4106545566
Reference Dimension: 3007.0, 3106.0

Reference Pixel: 1503.0, 1553.0
Scale: -1.38841630062e-05, 1.38841630062e-05
Rotation: 20.41999999999998
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Creator (Curator): European Southern Observatory
URL: http://www.eso.org
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Address: Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City: Garching bei München
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Postal Code: D-85748
Country: Germany
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID: eso
Resource ID: eso1802e

Resource URL: https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso1802e.tif
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Metadata Date: 2018-01-12T17:10:06+01:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

Detailed color mapping information coming soon...

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