Arches Cluster: Hubble/NICMOS (1997)

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esahubble_opo0505g March 9th, 2005

Credit: NASA, ESA and D. Figer (STScI)

This ESO/NASA Hubble Space Telescope picture presents the Arches Cluster, the densest known star cluster in the Milky Way. It is located about 25 000 light years from Earth in the constellation of Sagittarius. The radius of the cluster is only about one light year, but it contains about 150 stars, all of which are larger and more massive than the Sun.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo0505g/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Arches Star Cluster
Subject - Milky Way
Star > Grouping > Cluster
Esahubble_opo0505g_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 17h 45m 50.4s
DEC = -28° 49’ 20.5”
Orientation
North is 0.5° CW
Field of View
0.6 x 0.6 arcminutes
Constellation
Sagittarius

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Hubble (NICMOS) Infrared (K) 2.1 µm
Hubble (NICMOS) Infrared (Pa-alpha) 1.9 µm
Hubble (NICMOS) Infrared (H) 1.6 µm
Hubble (NICMOS) Infrared (J) 1.1 µm
Spectrum_base
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ID
opo0505g
Subject Category
B.3.6.4  
Subject Name
Arches Star Cluster
Credits
NASA, ESA and D. Figer (STScI)
Release Date
2005-03-09T20:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo0505g/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
NICMOS, NICMOS, NICMOS, NICMOS
Color Assignment
Band
Infrared, Infrared, Infrared, Infrared
Bandpass
K, Pa-alpha, H, J
Central Wavelength
2050, 1870, 1600, 1100
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
266.460120805, -28.822366409
Reference Dimension
618.0, 618.0
Reference Pixel
309.0, 309.0
Scale
-1.69442049728e-05, 1.69442049728e-05
Rotation
-0.52
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
opo0505g
Metadata Date
2005-03-08T15:11:32-05:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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