M67, NGC 2682

Noirlab_noao-02463_1024

noirlab_noao-02463 June 30th, 2020

Credit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA

M67 is an open star cluster in the constellation Cancer. One of the oldest known such clusters, M67 is believed to be 10 billion years old. It contains approximately 500 stars within its 12 light-year diameter and is located some 2500 light-years away. KPNO 4-meter Mayall telescope, 1975.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-02463/

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
M67 NGC 2682
Noirlab_noao-02463_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 8h 52m 9.3s
DEC = 11° 48’ 26.4”
Orientation
North is 0.2° CCW
Field of View
34.8 x 27.8 arcminutes
Constellation
Cancer
Noirlab_noao-02463_1280
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ID
noao-02463
Subject Category
Subject Name
M67, NGC 2682
Credits
NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
Release Date
2020-06-30T21:53:14
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-02463/
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
133.0387067, 11.80732301
Reference Dimension
2500.0, 2000.0
Reference Pixel
444.8750687, 964.1299896
Scale
-0.000234, 0.000232
Rotation
0.1557202167
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-02463
Metadata Date
2024-10-02T11:52:36.006228
Metadata Version
1.1
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