Globular Cluster NGC 6397

Stsci_2006-37b_1024

stsci_2006-37b August 17th, 2006

Credit: NASA, ESA, and H. Richer (University of British Columbia)

A 2006 Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 6397.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2006/news-2006-37

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
NGC 6397
Subject - Milky Way
Star > Grouping > Cluster > Globular
Star > Evolutionary Stage > White Dwarf

Distance Details Distance

Universescale1
8,500 light years
Stsci_2006-37b_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 17h 41m 4.2s
DEC = -53° 44’ 19.4”
Orientation
North is 0.2° CW
Field of View
1.6 x 2.1 arcminutes
Constellation
Ara

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Hubble (ACS) Optical (V) 606.0 nm
Red Hubble (ACS) Optical (I) 814.0 nm
March and April, 2005
Spectrum_base
Blue
Red
Stsci_2006-37b_1280
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ID
2006-37b
Subject Category
B.3.6.4.2   B.3.1.7  
Subject Name
NGC 6397
Credits
NASA, ESA, and H. Richer (University of British Columbia)
Release Date
2006-08-17T00:00:00
Lightyears
8,500
Redshift
8,500
Reference Url
https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2006/news-2006-37
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
8,500 light-years (2.6 kiloparsecs)
Facility
Hubble, Hubble
Instrument
ACS, ACS
Color Assignment
Blue, Red
Band
Optical, Optical
Bandpass
V, I
Central Wavelength
606, 814
Start Time
2005-03-13T00:00:00, 2005-03-13T00:00:00
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
M
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
2000.0
Reference Value
265.26755168571, -53.73871605061
Reference Dimension
3750.00, 5066.00
Reference Pixel
-180.48223761791, 2587.63110545125
Scale
-0.00000696270, 0.00000696270
Rotation
-0.16898425452
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-p0637b-f-3750x5066.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p0637b-f-3750x5066.tif
Related Resources
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2006/37
Metadata Date
2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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Universescalefull
8,500 light years

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