The rich star cluster IC 4651

eso_eso1534a August 19th, 2015

Credit: ESO

This rich view of a tapestry of colourful stars was captured by the Wide Field Imager (WFI) camera, on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile. It shows a open cluster of stars known as IC 4651, a stellar grouping that lies at in the constellation of Ara (The Altar).

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1534a/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, 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: IC 4651
Subject - Milky Way: Star > Grouping > Cluster > Open

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 17h 24m 40.6s; DEC = -49° 54’ 56.6”
Orientation: North is 0.2° CCW
Field of View: 33.6 x 33.6 arcminutes
Constellation: Ara

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
MPG-2.2m (WFI)	Optical (R)	-
MPG-2.2m (WFI)	Optical (V)	-
MPG-2.2m (WFI)	Optical (B)	-

ID: eso1534a
Subject Category: B.3.6.4.1
Subject Name: IC 4651
Credits: ESO

Release Date: 2015-08-19T12:00:00
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Reference Url: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1534a/

Type: Observation
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Distance Notes

Facility: MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope, MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope, MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
Instrument: WFI, WFI, WFI
Color Assignment: Red, Green, Blue

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: R, V, B
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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 261.169019872, -49.9157103766
Reference Dimension: 8474.0, 8465.0

Reference Pixel: 4237.0, 4232.5
Scale: -6.614004619e-05, 6.614004619e-05
Rotation: 0.18
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Creator (Curator): European Southern Observatory
URL: http://www.eso.org/
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Address: Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City: Garching bei München
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Postal Code: D-85748
Country: Germany
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID: eso
Resource ID: eso1534a

Resource URL: https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso1534a.tif
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Metadata Date: 2015-04-13T15:57:06+02:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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