VISTA view of the newly discovered globular cluster VVV CL002 close to the centre of the Milky Way

 

This image from VISTA is a tiny part of the VISTA Variables in the Via Lactea (VVV) survey that is systematically studying the central parts of the Milky Way in infrared light. In the centre lies the faint newly found globular star cluster, VVV CL002. This previously unknown globular, which appears as an inconspicuous concentration of faint stars near the centre of the picture, lies close to the centre of the Milky Way.

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ESO/D. Minniti/VVV Team

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ID:eso1141b
Typ:Observation
Publiceringsdatum:19 oktober 2011 12:00
Relaterade pressmeddelanden:eso1141
Storlek:1763 x 1761 px

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Namn:VVV CL002
Typ:Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Globular
Constellation:Ophiuchus
Kategori:Star Clusters

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Position (RA):17 41 6.26
Position (Dec):-28° 50' 40.72"
Field of view:5.02 x 5.01 arcminutes
Orientering:Nord är 31.9° höger om lodrätt