Star Cluster R136

esahubble_opo9404c March 17th, 2016

Credit: NASA, STScI, ESA/Hubble

The star cluster R136 is a cluster of young, bright stars in 30 Doradus. The image of the cluster was obtained using the second generation Wide Field and Planetary Camera (WFPC-2) in 1994.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9404c/

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: 30 Doradus • R136 • RMC 136
Subject - Local Universe: Star > Grouping > Cluster

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 5h 38m 42.4s; DEC = -69° 6’ 2.9”
Orientation: North is 62.2° CW
Field of View: 0.2 x 0.2 arcminutes
Constellation: Dorado

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Hubble (WFPC2)	Optical	-

ID: opo9404c
Subject Category: C.3.6.4
Subject Name: 30 Doradus, R136, RMC 136
Credits: NASA, STScI, ESA/Hubble

Release Date: 2016-03-17T16:00:00
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Reference Url: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9404c/

Type: Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes

Facility: Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument: WFPC2
Color Assignment

Band: Optical
Bandpass
Central Wavelength

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Notes

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 84.6767157129, -69.1007982752
Reference Dimension: 1144.0, 1145.0

Reference Pixel: 572.0, 572.5
Scale: -3.3190239482e-06, 3.3190239482e-06
Rotation: -62.159999999999968
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Notes

Creator (Curator): ESA/Hubble
URL: http://www.spacetelescope.org/
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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: opo9404c

Resource URL: http://www.spacetelescope.org/static/archives/images/original/opo9404c.tif
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Metadata Date: 2003-12-09T17:40:31+01:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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