TRAPPIST first light image of Omega Centauri

The globular cluster Omega Centauri was one of the targets observed for first light of the TRAPPIST national telescope at La Silla. The cluster contains as many as ten million stars. This image, 20 arcminutes across, shows only the central parts of Omega Centauri. It is made by combining data obtained through three filters (B, V and R).

TRAPPIST (TRAnsiting Planets and PlanetesImals Small Telescope) is devoted to the study of planetary systems through two approaches: the detection and characterisation of planets located outside the Solar System (exoplanets) and the study of comets orbiting around the Sun. The 60-cm national telescope is operated from a control room in Liège, Belgium, 12 000 km away.

Créditos:

TRAPPIST/E. Jehin/ESO

Sobre a imagem

Id:eso1023c
Tipo:Observação
Data de divulgação:8 de Junho de 2010 às 12:00
Notícias relacionadas:eso1023
Tamanho:1956 x 1956 px

Sobre o objeto

Nome:Omega Centauri
Tipo:Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Globular
Distância:17000 anos-luz
Constellation:Centaurus
Categoria:Star Clusters

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Coordenadas

Position (RA):13 26 47.34
Position (Dec):-47° 28' 46.91"
Field of view:21.32 x 21.32 arcminutes
Orientação:O norte está a 2.8° à esquerda da vertical