Globular Star Cluster CI Ferrero 54

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noirlab_noirlab2406e March 12th, 2024

Credit: CTIO/NOIRLab/DOE/NSF/AURAImage Processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF’s NOIRLab), M. Zamani & D. de Martin (NSF’s NOIRLab)

This is the globular star cluster CI Ferrero 54. A globular cluster is a spheroidal conglomeration of stars that is bound together by gravity, with a higher concentration of stars towards their centers. This object is one of the many cosmic treasures found within the new 1.3 gigapixel Vela Supernova Remnant image, captured with the Department of Energy-fabricated Dark Energy Camera, mounted on the US National Science Foundation's Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile, a Program of NSF’s NOIRLab.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noirlab2406e/

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
CI Ferrero 54
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Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 8h 33m 48.8s
DEC = -44° 26’ 51.0”
Orientation
North is 0.3° CCW
Field of View
2.1 x 2.1 arcminutes
Constellation
Vela

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red Blanco-4m (DECam) Optical (H-alpha + NII) 662.0 nm
Green Blanco-4m (DECam) Optical (S II) 673.0 nm
Blue Blanco-4m (DECam) Optical (OIII) 501.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Red
Green
Blue
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ID
noirlab2406e
Subject Category
Subject Name
CI Ferrero 54
Credits
CTIO/NOIRLab/DOE/NSF/AURAImage Processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF’s NOIRLab), M. Zamani & D. de Martin (NSF’s NOIRLab)
Release Date
2024-03-12T08:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noirlab2406e/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope, Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope, Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope
Instrument
DECam, DECam, DECam
Color Assignment
Red, Green, Blue
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
H-alpha + NII, S II, OIII
Central Wavelength
662, 673, 501
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
None, None, None
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
128.45343671234187, -44.4474865655946
Reference Dimension
466.0, 466.0
Reference Pixel
233.0, 233.0
Scale
-7.490505037325776e-05, 7.490505037325776e-05
Rotation
0.3
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
noirlab2406e
Metadata Date
2024-02-27T17:43:03+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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