M30, NGC 7099

Noirlab_noao-m30_1024

noirlab_noao-m30 June 30th, 2020

Credit: REU program/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA

M30, or NGC7099, a globular cluster in the constellation Capricornus, is about 75 light-years across and about 26,000 light-years away. This image was taken in July 1997 at the Kitt Peak 0.9-meter telescope, during the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program operated at the Kitt Peak National Observatory and supported by the National Science Foundation.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-m30/

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

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Image Type
Observation
Object Name
M30 • NGC 7099
Noirlab_noao-m30_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 21h 40m 43.4s
DEC = -23° 5’ 8.7”
Orientation
North is 0.3° CW
Field of View
18.1 x 15.9 arcminutes
Constellation
Capricornus
Noirlab_noao-m30_1280
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ID
noao-m30
Subject Category
Subject Name
M30, NGC 7099
Credits
REU program/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
Release Date
2020-06-30T21:34:16
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-m30/
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
325.1810119, -23.08574038
Reference Dimension
1600.0, 1400.0
Reference Pixel
376.2511959, 1196.637135
Scale
-0.000189, 0.000189
Rotation
-0.3362947349
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-m30
Resource URL
http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/noao-m30.tif
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Metadata Date
2024-10-02T11:52:35.144016
Metadata Version
1.1
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