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 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

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 17h 40m 41.4s
DEC = -53° 40’ 25.3”
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_2006-37d_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
Reference Dimension
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
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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Universescalefull
8,500 light years

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