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Pismis 24 and NGC 6357

Stsci_2006-54b_1024

stsci_2006-54b December 11th, 2006

Credit: NASA, ESA, and J. Maiz-Apellaniz (Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucia, Spain)

A 2006 Hubble Space Telescope image of Pismis 24, NGC 6357, Cl Pismis 24.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2006/news-2006-54

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: Pismis 24 • NGC 6357 • Cl Pismis 24
Subject - Milky Way: Nebula > Appearance > Emission; Star > Grouping > Multiple

Distance

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8,000 light years

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Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 17h 24m 45.3s; DEC = -34° 12’ 3.1”
Orientation: North is 171.7° CCW
Field of View: 2.6 x 4.2 arcminutes
Constellation: Scorpius

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Hubble (WFPC2)	Optical (Stromgren y)	547.0 nm
	Hubble (ACS)	Optical (V)	550.0 nm
	Hubble (WFPC2)	Optical (Halpha)	656.0 nm
	Hubble (ACS)	Optical (Halpha+[N II])	658.0 nm
	Hubble (ACS)	Optical (SDSS i)	850.0 nm
April 2002 and April 2006

Spectrum_base

Blue

Blue

Red

Red

Red

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ID: 2006-54b
Subject Category: B.4.2.1 B.3.6.3
Subject Name: Pismis 24, NGC 6357, Cl Pismis 24
Credits: NASA, ESA, and J. Maiz-Apellaniz (Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucia, Spain)

Release Date: 2006-12-11T00:00:00
Lightyears: 8,000
Redshift: 8,000
Reference Url: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2006/news-2006-54

Type: Observation
Image Quality: Good
Distance Notes: About 8,000 light-years (2,500 parsecs)

Facility: Hubble, Hubble, Hubble, Hubble, Hubble
Instrument: WFPC2, ACS, WFPC2, ACS, ACS
Color Assignment: Blue, Blue, Red, Red, Red

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: Stromgren y, V, Halpha, Halpha+[N II], SDSS i
Central Wavelength: 547, 550, 656, 658, 850

Start Time: 2002-04-11T00:00:00, 2003-07-08T00:00:00, 2002-04-11T00:00:00, 2003-07-08T00:00:00, 2006-04-05T00:00:00
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes: A

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: 2000.0
Reference Value: 261.18871113900, -34.20084946860
Reference Dimension: 3140.00, 5057.00

Reference Pixel: 2026.59904678237, 3554.77317149634
Scale: -0.00001389915, 0.00001389915
Rotation: 171.70424882802
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-p0654b-f-3140x5057.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p0654b-f-3140x5057.tif
Related Resources: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2006/54

Metadata Date: 2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version: 1.2

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