The globular cluster Omega Centauri*

The globular cluster Omega Centauri — with as many as ten million stars — is seen in all its splendour in this image captured with the WFI camera from ESO's La Silla Observatory. The image shows only the central part of the cluster — about the size of the full moon on the sky (half a degree). North is up, East is to the left. This colour image is a composite of B, V and I filtered images. Note that because WFI is equipped with a mosaic detector, there are two small gaps in the image which were filled with lower quality data from the Digitized Sky Survey. Can you find them? NGC 5139 is another designation of this cluster.

Crediti:

ESO

A proposito dell'immagine

Identificazione:eso0844a
Tipo:Osservazione
Data di pubblicazione:02 Dicembre 2008
Notizie relative:eso0844
Dimensione:8040 x 7560 px

A proposito delll'oggetto

Nome:NGC 5139, Omega Centauri
Tipo:Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Globular
Distanza:17000 Anni luce
Constellation:Centaurus
Categoria:Star Clusters

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Coordinate

Position (RA):13 26 47.32
Position (Dec):-47° 28' 46.86"
Field of view:31.88 x 29.99 arcminutes
Orientazione:Il Nord è a 0.0° a destra della verticale

Colori e filtri

BandaLunghezza d'ondaTelescopio
Infrarosso
B
451 nmMPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
WFI
Ottico
V
539 nmMPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
WFI
Ottico
I
783 nmMPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
WFI

Note: Image includes data from the Digital Sky Survey.