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

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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

Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
NGC 3201
Subject - Milky Way
Star > Grouping > Cluster > Globular
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Position Details 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 Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red Hubble (ACS) Optical (I) 814.0 nm
Green Hubble (ACS) Optical (V) 606.0 nm
Blue Hubble (WFC3) Optical (B) 438.0 nm
Blue Hubble (WFC3) Optical (u) 336.0 nm
Blue Hubble (WFC3) Ultraviolet (UV) 275.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Red
Green
Blue
Blue
Blue
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ID
eso1802e
Subject Category
B.3.6.4.2  
Subject Name
NGC 3201
Credits
ESA/NASA
Release Date
2018-01-17T12:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1802e/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
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
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
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
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
European Southern Observatory
URL
http://www.eso.org
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City
Garching bei München
State/Province
Postal Code
D-85748
Country
Germany
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID
eso
Resource ID
eso1802e
Metadata Date
2018-01-12T17:10:06+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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