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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Identificador:eso0630a
Tipo:Observación
Fecha de publicación:10 de Agosto de 2006
Noticias relacionadas:eso0630
Tamaño:2479 x 2479 px

Sobre el objeto

Nombre:NGC 6397
Tipo:Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Globular
Distancia:7000 años luz
Constellation:Ara
Categoría:Star Clusters

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Coordenadas

Position (RA):17 40 42.10
Position (Dec):-53° 40' 27.18"
Field of view:10.98 x 10.98 arcminutes
Orientación:El norte está a 0.1° a la derecha de la vertical