Around the star cluster Terzan 5

Esahubble_heic1617b_1024

esahubble_heic1617b September 7th, 2016

Credit: ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2

This wide-field image, based on data from Digitized Sky Survey 2, shows the whole region around the stellar grouping Terzan 5.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://esahubble.org/images/heic1617b/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Baltimore, MD, United States

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Terzan 5
Subject - Milky Way
Star > Grouping > Cluster
Esahubble_heic1617b_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 17h 48m 5.0s
DEC = -24° 46’ 48.3”
Orientation
North is 1.1° CCW
Field of View
2.2 x 3.0 degrees
Constellation
Sagittarius

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue DSS2 (None) Optical (B) -
Green DSS2 (None) Optical (B+I) -
Red DSS2 (None) Optical (I) -
Esahubble_heic1617b_1280
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ID
heic1617b
Subject Category
B.3.6.4  
Subject Name
Terzan 5
Credits
ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2
Release Date
2016-09-07T16:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://esahubble.org/images/heic1617b/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Digitized Sky Survey 2, Digitized Sky Survey 2, Digitized Sky Survey 2
Instrument
None, None, None
Color Assignment
Blue, Green, Red
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
B, B+I, I
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
267.021015, -24.780096
Reference Dimension
7699.0, 10606.0
Reference Pixel
3854.0, 5304.0
Scale
-0.00027978131099, 0.00027978131099
Rotation
1.06117162714
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
0.00168296852
Creator (Curator)
ESA/Hubble
URL
https://esahubble.org
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
ESA Office, Space Telescope Science Institute, 3700 San Martin Dr
City
Baltimore
State/Province
MD
Postal Code
21218
Country
United States
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
ESA/Hubble
Publisher ID
esahubble
Resource ID
heic1617b
Metadata Date
2009-11-19T21:32:22+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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