The globular cluster Omega Centauri*

The globular cluster Omega Centauri — with as many as ten million stars — is seen in all its splendour in this image captured with the WFI camera from ESO's La Silla Observatory. The image shows only the central part of the cluster — about the size of the full moon on the sky (half a degree). North is up, East is to the left. This colour image is a composite of B, V and I filtered images. Note that because WFI is equipped with a mosaic detector, there are two small gaps in the image which were filled with lower quality data from the Digitized Sky Survey. Can you find them? NGC 5139 is another designation of this cluster.

Credit:

ESO

Over de afbeelding

Id:eso0844a
Type:Observatie
Publicatiedatum:2 december 2008
Gerelateerde berichten:eso0844
Grootte:8040 x 7560 px

Over het object

Naam:NGC 5139, Omega Centauri
Type:Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Globular
Afstand:17000 lichtjaren
Constellation:Centaurus
Categorie:Star Clusters

Image Formats

Grote JPEG
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Coordinates

Position (RA):13 26 47.32
Position (Dec):-47° 28' 46.86"
Field of view:31.88 x 29.99 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 0.0° right of vertical

Kleuren & filters

BandGolflengteTelescoop
Infrarood
B
451 nmMPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
WFI
Optisch
V
539 nmMPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
WFI
Optisch
I
783 nmMPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
WFI

Noten: Image includes data from the Digital Sky Survey.