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Faint Red Star in NGC 6397

Stsci_2006-37d_1024

stsci_2006-37d 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

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

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Image Details

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

Distance

Universescale1

8,500 light years

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 17h 40m 41.4s; DEC = -53° 40’ 25.3”
Constellation: Ara

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Hubble (ACS)	Optical (V)	606.0 nm
	Hubble (ACS)	Optical (I)	814.0 nm
March and April, 2005

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Blue

Red

Stsci_2006-37d_1280

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ID: 2006-37d
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
Reference Value: 265.17234167, -53.67368889
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Quality: Position
FITS Header
Notes

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-p0637d-f-404x404.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p0637d-f-404x404.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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