Star Cluster R136

stsci_1990-09c August 13th, 1990

Credit: NASA, ESA, and STScI

Computer processing of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image sharpens the appearance of the cluster R136 by subtracting stellar halos introduced by spherical aberration in the HST optics.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1990/news-1990-09

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: R136
Subject - Local Universe: Star > Grouping > Cluster > Open

Distance

158,200 light years

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 5h 38m 36.1s; DEC = -69° 6’ 43.1”
Orientation: North is 89.5° CCW
Field of View: 0.2 x 0.2 arcminutes
Constellation: Dorado

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Hubble (WFPC)	Ultraviolet (U)	368.0 nm

ID: 1990-09c
Subject Category: C.3.6.4.1
Subject Name: R136
Credits: NASA, ESA, and STScI

Release Date: 1990-08-13T00:00:00
Lightyears: 158,200
Redshift: 158,200
Reference Url: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1990/news-1990-09

Type: Observation
Image Quality: Good
Distance Notes: Lightyears

Facility: Hubble
Instrument: WFPC
Color Assignment: Red

Band: Ultraviolet
Bandpass: U
Central Wavelength: 368

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Notes

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: 2000.0
Reference Value: 84.65038917517, -69.11197658491
Reference Dimension: 2447.00, 2356.00

Reference Pixel: 8887.09062723380, 7449.97997547080
Scale: -0.00000125253, 0.00000125253
Rotation: 89.45780018041
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
FITS Header
Notes: World Coordinate System resolved using PinpointWCS 0.9.2 revision 218+ by the Chandra X-ray Center FITS X FITS Y EPO X EPO Y 71.02 704.89 1071.71 1479.36 57.93 698.00 753.78 1322.97 60.29 685.37 820.44 1048.63 63.48 678.65 893.22 887.99 63.33 669.70 894.69 691.16 91.34 666.62 1530.34 623.24 83.65 664.64 1349.94 574.95 93.31 660.50 1576.35 484.20 Center Pixel Coordinates: 1223.50 84.67263478194 1178.00 -69.10267573577

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Country: USA
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Publisher: STScI
Publisher ID: stsci
Resource ID: STSCI-H-p9009c-f-2447x2356.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p9009c-f-2447x2356.tif
Related Resources: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/1990/09

Metadata Date: 2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version: 1.2

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158,200 light years