Central regions of 47 Tucanae

Esahubble_heic1510b_1024

esahubble_heic1510b May 14th, 2015

Credit: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration Acknowledgment: J. Mack (STScI) and G. Piotto (University of Padova, Italy)

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows the central region of a globular cluster known as NGC 104 or, more commonly, 47 Tucanae, since it is part of the constellation of Tucana (The Toucan) in the southern sky.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1510b/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
47 Tucanae NGC 104
Subject - Milky Way
Star > Grouping > Cluster > Globular
Esahubble_heic1510b_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 0h 24m 6.6s
DEC = -72° 5’ 4.0”
Orientation
North is 14.9° CCW
Field of View
0.5 x 0.5 arcminutes
Constellation
Tucana

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Purple Hubble (WFC3) Ultraviolet (UV) 275.0 nm
Blue Hubble (ACS) Optical (B) 475.0 nm
Green Hubble (ACS) Optical (V) 606.0 nm
Red Hubble (ACS) Optical (I) 814.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Purple
Blue
Green
Red
Esahubble_heic1510b_1280
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ID
heic1510b
Subject Category
B.3.6.4.2  
Subject Name
47 Tucanae, NGC 104
Credits
NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration Acknowledgment: J. Mack (STScI) and G. Piotto (University of Padova, Italy)
Release Date
2015-05-14T19:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1510b/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
WFC3, ACS, ACS, ACS
Color Assignment
Purple, Blue, Green, Red
Band
Ultraviolet, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
UV, B, V, I
Central Wavelength
275, 475, 606, 814
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
6.02734926995, -72.0844485879
Reference Dimension
800.0, 800.0
Reference Pixel
400.0, 400.0
Scale
-1.10083125226e-05, 1.10083125226e-05
Rotation
14.919999999999987
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
ESA/Hubble
URL
http://www.spacetelescope.org/
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City
Garching bei München
State/Province
Postal Code
D-85748
Country
Germany
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
ESA/Hubble
Publisher ID
esahubble
Resource ID
heic1510b
Metadata Date
2015-05-04T11:48:10-04:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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