Globular Cluster M4 - HST/WFPC2 Image

Esahubble_opo0319d_1024

esahubble_opo0319d July 10th, 2003

Credit: NASA/ESA and H. Richer (University of British Columbia)

In this image, aPulsar with Companion in Globular Cluster is visible.M4 is roughly 5,600 light-years (1,720 parsecs) from the Earth.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo0319d/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Messier 4 NGC 6121
Subject - Milky Way
Star > Grouping > Cluster > Globular
Esahubble_opo0319d_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 16h 23m 38.3s
DEC = -26° 31’ 54.5”
Orientation
North is 55.1° CW
Field of View
0.3 x 0.3 arcminutes
Constellation
Scorpius

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red Hubble (WFPC2) Infrared (I) 814.0 nm
Green Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (V) 555.0 nm
Blue Hubble (WFPC2) Ultraviolet (U) 336.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Red
Green
Blue
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ID
opo0319d
Subject Category
B.3.6.4.2  
Subject Name
Messier 4, NGC 6121
Credits
NASA/ESA and H. Richer (University of British Columbia)
Release Date
2003-07-10T20:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo0319d/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2
Color Assignment
Red, Green, Blue
Band
Infrared, Optical, Ultraviolet
Bandpass
I, V, U
Central Wavelength
814, 555, 336
Start Time
Integration Time
11800, 15000, 4800
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
245.909482002, -26.5317962807
Reference Dimension
546.0, 546.0
Reference Pixel
273.0, 273.0
Scale
-9.16084065614e-06, 9.16084065614e-06
Rotation
-55.079999999999956
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
opo0319d
Metadata Date
2003-12-09T17:27:42+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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