VISTA view of the newly discovered globular cluster VVV CL002 close to the centre of the Milky Way
This image from VISTA is a tiny part of the VISTA Variables in the Via Lactea (VVV) survey that is systematically studying the central parts of the Milky Way in infrared light. In the centre lies the faint newly found globular star cluster, VVV CL002. This previously unknown globular, which appears as an inconspicuous concentration of faint stars near the centre of the picture, lies close to the centre of the Milky Way.
Credit:
ESO/D. Minniti/VVV Team
About the Image
| Id: | eso1141b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 19 October 2011, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1141 |
| Size: | 1763 x 1761 px |
About the Object
| Name: | VVV CL002 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Globular |
| Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
| Category: | Star Clusters |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 17 41 6.26 |
| Position (Dec): | -28° 50' 40.72" |
| Field of view: | 5.02 x 5.01 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 31.9° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Infrared J | 1.1 μm | Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy VIRCAM |
| Infrared H | 1.6 μm | Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy VIRCAM |
| Infrared K | 2.2 μm | Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy VIRCAM |