Wide-field view of the sky around the bright star cluster IC 4651

Eso_eso1534c_1024

eso_eso1534c August 19th, 2015

Credit: ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin

This wide-field view of the sky around the cluster IC 4651 was created from photographic material forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2. The cluster itself is the clump of faint stars in the central part of the picture. The bright star at the left is Alpha Arae, one of the brightest stars in the constellation of Ara (The Altar).

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1534c/

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 Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
IC 4651
Subject - Milky Way
Star > Grouping > Cluster > Open
Eso_eso1534c_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 17h 24m 57.8s
DEC = -49° 56’ 51.2”
Orientation
North is 1.3° CW
Field of View
2.5 x 2.6 degrees
Constellation
Ara

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Orange DSS2 (None) Infrared (I) -
Cyan DSS2 (None) Optical (R) -
Eso_eso1534c_1280
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ID
eso1534c
Subject Category
B.3.6.4.1  
Subject Name
IC 4651
Credits
ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin
Release Date
2015-08-19T12:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1534c/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Digitized Sky Survey 2, Digitized Sky Survey 2
Instrument
None, None
Color Assignment
Orange, Cyan
Band
Infrared, Optical
Bandpass
I, R
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
261.240884231, -49.947552573
Reference Dimension
8760.0, 9252.0
Reference Pixel
4380.0, 4626.0
Scale
-0.000280472673519, 0.000280472673519
Rotation
-1.3200000000000005
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
eso1534c
Resource URL
https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso1534c.tif
Related Resources
Metadata Date
2015-08-11T14:25:45+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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