47 Tucanae

Stsci_1994-11b_1024

stsci_1994-11b January 14th, 1994

Credit: NASA and ESA

A 1994 Hubble Space Telescope image of 47 Tucanae, NGC 104. Pre-Costar.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1994/news-1994-11

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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

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Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
47 Tucanae • NGC 104
Subject - Milky Way
Star > Grouping > Cluster > Globular

Distance Details Distance

Universescale1
15,000 light years
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Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 0h 24m 6.0s
DEC = -72° 4’ 52.7”
Orientation
North is 26.2° CCW
Field of View
0.2 x 0.2 arcminutes
Constellation
Tucana

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red Hubble (FOC) Ultraviolet (Mid-UV) 220.0 nm
Red Hubble (FOC) Ultraviolet (Mid-UV) 253.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Red
Red
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ID
1994-11b
Subject Category
B.3.6.4.2  
Subject Name
47 Tucanae, NGC 104
Credits
NASA and ESA
Release Date
1994-01-14T00:00:00
Lightyears
15,000
Redshift
15,000
Reference Url
https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1994/news-1994-11
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Light years
Facility
Hubble, Hubble
Instrument
FOC, FOC
Color Assignment
Red, Red
Band
Ultraviolet, Ultraviolet
Bandpass
Mid-UV, Mid-UV
Central Wavelength
220, 253
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
2000.0
Reference Value
6.02500000000, -72.08130555556
Reference Dimension
506.00, 505.00
Reference Pixel
256.24359269209, 254.97374555280
Scale
-0.00000788295, 0.00000788295
Rotation
26.24499154764
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 473.00 504.89 253.00 271.00 458.83 577.52 289.00 278.00 485.40 582.84 292.00 264.00 344.61 330.83 166.58 337.56 558.36 191.72 95.79 230.39 426.57 282.95 141.16 295.43 Center Pixel Coordinates: 253.00 6.02509170707 252.50 -72.08130443258
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-p9411b-f-506x505.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p9411b-f-506x505.tif
Related Resources
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/1994/11
Metadata Date
2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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15,000 light years

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