Young stars in the open star cluster NGC 2547
This image from the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile, shows the bright open star cluster NGC 2547. Between the bright stars, far away in the background of the image, many remote galaxies can be seen, some with clearly spiral shapes.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso1316a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 27 March 2013, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1316 |
| Size: | 6980 x 7494 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 2547 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Open |
| Distance: | 1500 light years |
| Constellation: | Vela |
| Category: | Star Clusters |
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 8 10 25.73 |
| Position (Dec): | -49° 10' 2.57" |
| Field of view: | 27.68 x 29.72 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.1° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical B | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Optical V | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Optical R | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |