Around the star cluster Terzan 5
This wide-field image, based on data from Digitized Sky Survey 2, shows the whole region around the stellar grouping Terzan 5.
Credit:ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2
About the Image
| Id: | eso0945b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 25 November 2009, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1630, eso0945 |
| Size: | 7699 x 10606 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Terzan 5 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Open |
| Distance: | 25000 light years |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Category: | Star Clusters |
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 17 48 5.04 |
| Position (Dec): | -24° 46' 48.35" |
| Field of view: | 129.24 x 1070.97 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 1.1° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical B | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Infrared I | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |