Globular Cluster 47 Tucanae, Home to 35, 000 Stars

Stsci_2000-33b_1024

stsci_2000-33b October 31st, 2000

Credit: Ron Gilliland ( Space Telescope Science Institute) and NASA/ESA

A 2000 Hubble Space Telescope image of 47 Tucanae.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2000/news-2000-33

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Collage
Object Name
47 Tucanae
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 17.2s
DEC = -72° 4’ 59.9”
Orientation
North is 134.9° CCW
Field of View
1.8 x 1.9 arcminutes
Constellation
Tucana

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) Optical (I) 814.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Blue
Green
Red
Stsci_2000-33b_1280
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ID
2000-33b
Subject Category
B.3.6.4.2  
Subject Name
47 Tucanae
Credits
Ron Gilliland ( Space Telescope Science Institute) and NASA/ESA
Release Date
2000-10-31T00:00:00
Lightyears
15,000
Redshift
15,000
Reference Url
https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2000/news-2000-33
Type
Collage
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Distance in Lightyears
Facility
Hubble, Hubble, Hubble
Instrument
WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2
Color Assignment
Blue, Green, Red
Band
Ultraviolet, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
U, V, I
Central Wavelength
336, 555, 814
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
2000.0
Reference Value
6.07151807778, -72.08330500667
Reference Dimension
2000.00, 2039.00
Reference Pixel
946.49325569152, 1074.76659425202
Scale
-0.00001522931, 0.00001522931
Rotation
134.90949440433
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 1556.92 1180.03 458.67 207.59 1494.75 1180.67 537.75 288.65 1338.90 1114.97 656.37 573.34 1538.28 1084.14 356.88 356.17 1655.27 1013.44 112.23 296.12 Center Pixel Coordinates: 1000.00 6.07527477691 1019.50 -72.08329273853
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-p0033b-f-2000x2039.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p0033b-f-2000x2039.tif
Related Resources
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2000/33
Metadata Date
2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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Universescalefull
15,000 light years

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