Star Cluster R136 - Wide Field/Planetary Camera

Stsci_1990-09e_1024

stsci_1990-09e August 13th, 1990

Credit: NASA, ESA, and STScI

This unprocessed image, taken with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, yields stellar diameters of 0.1 arcsecond, allowing many more stars to be distinguished than in previous ground-based telescope images.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

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

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

Image Use Policy: http://hubblesite.org/copyright/

Image Details Image Details

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

Distance Details Distance

Universescale2
158,200 light years
Stsci_1990-09e_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 5h 38m 36.1s
DEC = -69° 6’ 43.1”
Orientation
North is 90.4° CW
Field of View
0.2 x 0.2 arcminutes
Constellation
Dorado

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red Hubble (WFPC) Ultraviolet (U) 368.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Red
Stsci_1990-09e_1280
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ID
1990-09e
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
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
2000.0
Reference Value
84.65038917517, -69.11197658491
Reference Dimension
2279.00, 2299.00
Reference Pixel
-6499.86924068076, -5281.95230006059
Scale
-0.00000122477, 0.00000122477
Rotation
-90.41747338503
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 57.30 697.67 1636.81 1038.62 48.41 707.71 1840.59 795.40 53.82 692.41 1715.69 1137.22 70.93 704.22 1313.89 876.90 62.92 678.63 1500.15 1472.86 63.30 669.61 1499.04 1679.29 72.77 671.91 1287.45 1615.01 93.44 660.47 802.93 1879.58 91.43 666.43 855.06 1744.30 69.04 711.97 1360.21 703.56 76.49 708.73 1201.73 773.98 86.68 708.69 959.52 781.02 Center Pixel Coordinates: 1139.50 84.67270879667 1149.50 -69.10270126015
Creator (Curator)
STScI
URL
http://hubblesite.org
Name
Space Telescope Science Institute Office of Public Outreach
Email
outreach@stsci.edu
Telephone
410-338-4444
Address
3700 San Martin Drive
City
Baltimore
State/Province
MD
Postal Code
21218
Country
USA
Rights
http://hubblesite.org/copyright/
Publisher
STScI
Publisher ID
stsci
Resource ID
STSCI-H-p9009e-f-2279x2299.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p9009e-f-2279x2299.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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Universescalefull
158,200 light years

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