The globular star cluster NGC 6752

Eso_eso1323a_1024

eso_eso1323a May 29th, 2013

Credit: ESO

This image from the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at the La Silla Observatory in Chile shows the globular star cluster NGC 6752 in the southern constellation of Pavo (The Peacock). Studies of this cluster using ESO’s Very Large Telescope have unexpectedly revealed that many of the stars do not undergo mass-loss at the end of their lives.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1323a/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
NGC 6752
Subject - Milky Way
Star > Grouping > Cluster > Globular
Eso_eso1323a_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 19h 10m 52.1s
DEC = -59° 59’ 4.1”
Orientation
North is up
Field of View
32.6 x 31.8 arcminutes
Constellation
Pavo

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Yellow MPG-2.2m (WFI) Optical (V) -
Cyan MPG-2.2m (WFI) Optical (B) -
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ID
eso1323a
Subject Category
B.3.6.4.2  
Subject Name
NGC 6752
Credits
ESO
Release Date
2013-05-29T19:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1323a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope, MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
Instrument
WFI, WFI
Color Assignment
Yellow, Cyan
Band
Optical, Optical
Bandpass
V, B
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
287.716945, -59.984486
Reference Dimension
8221.0, 8023.0
Reference Pixel
4118.78994789, 3928.4375225
Scale
-6.60973e-05, 6.60973e-05
Rotation
0.02570822629
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
European Southern Observatory
URL
http://www.eso.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
European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID
eso
Resource ID
eso1323a
Metadata Date
2013-05-24T12:47:17+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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