Wide field image of the Jewel Box (ground-based image)

esahubble_heic0913c October 29th, 2009

Credit: ESO

This image of the well-known NGC 4755 cluster or Jewel Box was taken with the Wide Field Imager (WFI) on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at ESO's La Silla Observatory. It highlights the cluster and its rich surroundings in all their multicoloured glory. The field of view is 20 arcminutes across. The picture is based on images obtained through B, V and I filters.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic0913c/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: NGC 4755
Subject - Milky Way: Star > Grouping > Cluster > Open

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 12h 53m 39.4s; DEC = -60° 21’ 51.5”
Orientation: North is 0.1° CCW
Field of View: 20.3 x 20.3 arcminutes
Constellation: Crux

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
MPG-2.2m (WFI)	Optical (B)	-
MPG-2.2m (WFI)	Optical (V)	-
MPG-2.2m (WFI)	Infrared (I)	-

ID: heic0913c
Subject Category: B.3.6.4.1
Subject Name: NGC 4755
Credits: ESO

Release Date: 2009-10-29T10:00:00
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Reference Url: http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic0913c/

Type: Observation
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Distance Notes

Facility: MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope, MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope, MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
Instrument: WFI, WFI, WFI
Color Assignment: Blue, Green, Red

Band: Optical, Optical, Infrared
Bandpass: B, V, I
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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 193.414215397, -60.3643130318
Reference Dimension: 5130.0, 5130.0

Reference Pixel: 2565.0, 2565.0
Scale: -6.60876293339e-05, 6.60876293339e-05
Rotation: 0.1
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Creator (Curator): ESA/Hubble
URL: http://www.spacetelescope.org/
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Telephone
Address: Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City: Garching bei München
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Postal Code: D-85748
Country: Germany
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: ESA/Hubble
Publisher ID: esahubble
Resource ID: heic0913c

Resource URL: http://www.spacetelescope.org/static/archives/images/original/heic0913c.tif
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Metadata Date: 2009-10-26T13:45:55+01:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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