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47 Tucanae

Stsci_2000-33c_1024

stsci_2000-33c October 31st, 2000

Credit: David Malin, © Anglo-Australian Observatory

Ground-based 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

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

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Image Details

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

Distance

Universescale1

15,000 light years

Stsci_2000-33c_128

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 0h 24m 5.4s; DEC = -72° 4’ 54.2”
Orientation: North is 0.4° CCW
Field of View: 47.3 x 36.8 arcminutes
Constellation: Tucana

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	AAT	Optical	-

Stsci_2000-33c_1280

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ID: 2000-33c
Subject Category: B.3.6.4.2
Subject Name: 47 Tucanae
Credits: David Malin, © Anglo-Australian Observatory

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: Observation
Image Quality: Good
Distance Notes: Distance in Lightyears

Facility: Anglo-Australian Telescope
Instrument
Color Assignment: Grayscale

Band: Optical
Bandpass
Central Wavelength

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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: 2000.0
Reference Value: 6.02248000000, -72.08173100000
Reference Dimension: 800.00, 623.00

Reference Pixel: 380.18633078997, 335.21656097267
Scale: -0.00098476112, 0.00098476112
Rotation: 0.43181887281
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

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-p0033c-f-800x623.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p0033c-f-800x623.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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