The unusual cluster Terzan 5
Peering through the thick dust clouds of the galactic bulge an international team of astronomers has revealed the unusual mix of stars in the stellar cluster known as Terzan 5. The new results indicate that Terzan 5 is in fact one of the bulge's primordial building blocks, most likely the relic of the very early days of the Milky Way.
This image is from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.
Credit:ESO/F. Ferraro
About the Image
| Id: | eso1630b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 7 September 2016, 16:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1630 |
| Size: | 4002 x 1958 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Terzan 5 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Globular |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Category: | Star Clusters |
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 17 48 4.91 |
| Position (Dec): | -24° 46' 44.61" |
| Field of view: | 3.33 x 1.63 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 89.3° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical V | 606 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
| Optical V | 606 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
| Optical I | 814 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
| Optical I | 814 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
| Infrared J | 1.25 μm | Hubble Space Telescope WFC3 |
| Infrared H | 1.6 μm | Hubble Space Telescope WFC3 |