Globular cluster NGC 6397

This image shows the nearby metal-poor globular cluster NGC 6397, located at a distance of approx. 7,200 light-years in the southern constellation Ara. Some of the FLAMES-UVES target stars are highlighted with yellow squares. The photo is a composite of exposures in the B-, V- and I-bands obtained in the frame of the Pilot Stellar Survey with the Wide-Field-Imager (WFI) camera at the 2.2-m ESO/MPI telescope at the ESO La Silla Observatory. It was prepared and provided by the ESO Imaging Survey team. The spikes seen at some of the brighter stars are caused by the effect of overexposure (CCD "bleeding").

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Über das Bild

ID:eso0630a
Typ:Beobachtung
Veröffentlichungsdatum:10. August 2006
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Größe:2479 x 2479 px

Über das Objekt

Name:NGC 6397
Typ:Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Globular
Entfernung:7000 Lichtjahre
Constellation:Ara
Kategorie:Star Clusters

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Koordinaten

Position (RA):17 40 42.10
Position (Dec):-53° 40' 27.18"
Field of view:10.98 x 10.98 arcminutes
Orientierung:Die Nordrichtung liegt 0.1° rechts zur Vertikale

Farben & Filter

SpektralbereichTeleskop
Optisch
B
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
WFI
Optisch
V
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
WFI
Optisch
I
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
WFI