M4, NGC 6121

Stsci_1995-32c_1024

stsci_1995-32c August 28th, 1995

Credit: Harvey Richer (University of British Columbia, Vanvouver, Canada) and NASA/ESA

A 1995 Hubble Space Telescope image of M4, NGC 6121.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1995/news-1995-32

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
White Dwarfs Amid Sun-Like Stars and Red Stars in Globular Clust
Subject - Milky Way
Star > Grouping > Cluster > Globular

Distance Details Distance

Universescale1
7,000 light years

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 16h 23m 37.8s
DEC = -26° 31’ 26.7”
Constellation
Scorpius

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Hubble (WFPC2) Ultraviolet (U) 336.0 nm
Green Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (V) 555.0 nm
Red Hubble (WFPC2) Infrared (I) 814.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Blue
Green
Red
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ID
1995-32c
Subject Category
B.3.6.4.2  
Subject Name
White Dwarfs Amid Sun-Like Stars and Red Stars in Globular Clust
Credits
Harvey Richer (University of British Columbia, Vanvouver, Canada) and NASA/ESA
Release Date
1995-08-28T00:00:00
Lightyears
7,000
Redshift
7,000
Reference Url
https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1995/news-1995-32
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Distance in Lightyears
Facility
Hubble, Hubble, Hubble
Instrument
WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2
Color Assignment
Blue, Green, Red
Band
Ultraviolet, Optical, Infrared
Bandpass
U, V, I
Central Wavelength
336, 555, 814
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
2000.0
Reference Value
245.90729638441, -26.5240951485111
Reference Dimension
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
Quality
Position
FITS Header
Notes
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-p9532c-f-408x457.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p9532c-f-408x457.tif
Related Resources
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/1995/32
Metadata Date
2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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Universescalefull
7,000 light years

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