Ground-based: NOAO

Stsci_2001-20c_1024

stsci_2001-20c June 27th, 2001

Credit: N.A.Sharp, REU program/AURA/NOAO

A 2001 Hubble Space Telescope image of M22.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2001/news-2001-20

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
M22
Subject - Milky Way
Star > Grouping > Cluster > Globular

Distance Details Distance

Universescale1
8,500 light years
Stsci_2001-20c_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 18h 36m 24.3s
DEC = -23° 54’ 12.8”
Orientation
North is 2.0° CCW
Field of View
34.7 x 26.0 arcminutes
Constellation
Sagittarius

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Ground-based image NOAO Optical -
Stsci_2001-20c_1280
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ID
2001-20c
Subject Category
B.3.6.4.2  
Subject Name
M22
Credits
N.A.Sharp, REU program/AURA/NOAO
Release Date
2001-06-27T00:00:00
Lightyears
8,500
Redshift
8,500
Reference Url
https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2001/news-2001-20
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Distance in Lightyears
Facility
Ground-based image NOAO
Instrument
Color Assignment
Band
Optical
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
2000.0
Reference Value
279.10110600000, -23.90355300000
Reference Dimension
1024.00, 768.00
Reference Pixel
510.54691116769, 386.10374622876
Scale
-0.00056403591, 0.00056403591
Rotation
1.95797639880
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-p0120c-f-1024x768.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p0120c-f-1024x768.tif
Related Resources
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2001/20
Metadata Date
2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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8,500 light years

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