Star Merope

Noirlab_noao-02462_1024

noirlab_noao-02462 June 30th, 2020

Credit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA

Merope, the fifth brightest star in the Pleiades open star cluster, and its surrounding nebulosity. KPNO 4-meter Mayall telescope, 1975.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-02462/

Curator: NSF's NOIRLab, Tucson, AZ, USA

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Merope
Noirlab_noao-02462_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 3h 46m 10.0s
DEC = 24° 5’ 28.3”
Orientation
North is 90.3° CCW
Field of View
24.3 x 19.4 arcminutes
Constellation
Taurus
Noirlab_noao-02462_1280
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ID
noao-02462
Subject Category
Subject Name
Merope
Credits
NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
Release Date
2020-06-30T21:34:17
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-02462/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Instrument
Color Assignment
Band
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
56.54177374, 24.09120187
Reference Dimension
2500.0, 2000.0
Reference Pixel
612.7130966, 1145.922465
Scale
-0.000163, 0.000162
Rotation
90.29009662
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
NSF's NOIRLab
URL
https://noirlab.edu
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
950 North Cherry Ave.
City
Tucson
State/Province
AZ
Postal Code
85719
Country
USA
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
NSF's NOIRLab
Publisher ID
noirlab
Resource ID
noao-02462
Metadata Date
2024-10-02T11:52:36.194801
Metadata Version
1.1
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