Hubble Space Telescope (ACS) Image of 47 Tucanae

Stsci_2006-33c_1024

stsci_2006-33c October 24th, 2006

Credit: NASA, ESA, and G. Meylan (Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne)

A 2006 Hubble Space Telescope image of 47 Tucanae, NGC 104.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2006/news-2006-33

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 3.4s
DEC = -72° 5’ 25.9”
Orientation
North is 74.5° CCW
Field of View
0.5 x 0.7 arcminutes
Constellation
Tucana

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Hubble (ACS) Optical (SDSS g) 475.0 nm
Green Hubble (ACS) Optical (V) 555.0 nm
Red Hubble (ACS) Optical (I) 814.0 nm
October 1995, Noviber 1997, July 1999, October 1999, July 2001, April 2002, July 2002
Spectrum_base
Blue
Green
Red
Stsci_2006-33c_1280
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ID
2006-33c
Subject Category
B.3.6.4.2  
Subject Name
47 Tucanae, NGC 104
Credits
NASA, ESA, and G. Meylan (Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne)
Release Date
2006-10-24T00:00:00
Lightyears
15,000
Redshift
15,000
Reference Url
https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2006/news-2006-33
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
This obejct is roughly 15,000 light-years (4,600 parsecs) away.
Facility
Hubble, Hubble, Hubble
Instrument
ACS, ACS, ACS
Color Assignment
Blue, Green, Red
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
SDSS g, V, I
Central Wavelength
475, 555, 814
Start Time
2002-04-05T00:00:00, 2002-04-13T00:00:00, 2002-04-13T00:00:00
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
O
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
2000.0
Reference Value
6.01428003861, -72.09052956222
Reference Dimension
2482.00, 3143.00
Reference Pixel
3823.13083632637, 1734.66712647807
Scale
-0.00000347817, 0.00000347817
Rotation
74.54313247587
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 1012.59 686.08 1424.55 646.40 987.46 528.48 147.67 505.20 848.66 592.55 349.75 1709.90 901.05 782.75 1929.86 1710.39 Center Pixel Coordinates: 1241.00 6.02377033955 1571.50 -72.08206380221
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-p0633c-f-2482x3143.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p0633c-f-2482x3143.tif
Related Resources
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2006/33
Metadata Date
2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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Universescalefull
15,000 light years

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