M3, NGC 5272

Noirlab_noao-m3_1024

noirlab_noao-m3 June 24th, 2003

Credit: S.Kafka and K.Honeycutt, Indiana University/WIYN/NOIRLab/NSF

A sixth magnitude globular cluster in the constellation Canes Venatici, this ball of 500,000 stars is approximately 160 light-years across and 100,000 light-years from Earth. This image of M3 is a combination of a B-band image and a Z-band image (Z is approximately from 8500 to 9500 A) taken on March 22, 2003, at the WIYN 3.5-meter telescope in 0.4 arc second seeing. The image was taken with the WIYN Tip-Tilt Module (WTTM), and will be used to study the variable stars in the cluster.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-m3/

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

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Type
Observation
Object Name
M3 • NGC 5272
Noirlab_noao-m3_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 13h 42m 12.1s
DEC = 28° 22’ 38.6”
Orientation
North is 0.5° CCW
Field of View
2.8 x 3.1 arcminutes
Constellation
Canes Venatici

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Orange WIYN-3.5m (WTTM) Optical (Z) 900.0 nm
Cyan WIYN-3.5m (WTTM) Optical (B) 435.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Orange
Cyan
Noirlab_noao-m3_1280
×
ID
noao-m3
Subject Category
Subject Name
M3, NGC 5272
Credits
S.Kafka and K.Honeycutt, Indiana University/WIYN/NOIRLab/NSF
Release Date
2003-06-24T13:25:14
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-m3/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope, WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope
Instrument
WTTM, WTTM
Color Assignment
Orange, Cyan
Band
Optical, Optical
Bandpass
Z, B
Central Wavelength
900, 435
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
None, None
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
205.550469538, 28.3773795422
Reference Dimension
1503.0, 1689.0
Reference Pixel
751.5, 844.5
Scale
-3.06652070316e-05, 3.06652070316e-05
Rotation
0.5
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-m3
Resource URL
http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/noao-m3.tif
Related Resources
Metadata Date
2024-10-02T11:52:34.571115
Metadata Version
1.1
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