Globular Cluster NGC 1466

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esahubble_potw1852a December 24th, 2018

Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA

This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope reveals an ancient, glimmering ball of stars called NGC 1466. It is a globular cluster a gathering of stars all held together by gravity that is slowly moving through space on the outskirts of the Large Magellanic Cloud, one of our closest galactic neighbours. NGC 1466 certainly is one for extremes. It has a mass equivalent to roughly 140 000 Suns and an age of around 13.1 billion years, making it almost as old as the Universe itself. This fossil-like relic from the early Universe lies some 160 000 light-years away from us. NGC 1466 is one of the 5 clusters in the LMC in which the level of dynamical evolution (or "dynamical age") was measured.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://esahubble.org/images/potw1852a/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Baltimore, MD, United States

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
NGC 1466
Subject - Milky Way
Star > Grouping > Cluster > Globular
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 3h 44m 33.0s
DEC = -71° 40’ 15.9”
Orientation
North is 104.9° CCW
Field of View
2.7 x 2.6 arcminutes
Constellation
Hydrus

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Green Hubble (ACS) Optical (V) 606.0 nm
Red Hubble (ACS) Optical (I) 814.0 nm
Blue Hubble (WFC3) Optical (u) 336.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Green
Red
Blue
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ID
potw1852a
Subject Category
B.3.6.4.2  
Subject Name
NGC 1466
Credits
ESA/Hubble & NASA
Release Date
2018-12-24T06:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://esahubble.org/images/potw1852a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
ACS, ACS, WFC3
Color Assignment
Green, Red, Blue
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
V, I, u
Central Wavelength
606, 814, 336
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
None, None, None
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
56.1374595275, -71.6710902524
Reference Dimension
3191.0, 3161.0
Reference Pixel
1595.0, 1580.0
Scale
-1.38946028803e-05, 1.38946028803e-05
Rotation
104.93999999999994
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
ESA/Hubble
URL
https://esahubble.org
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
ESA Office, Space Telescope Science Institute, 3700 San Martin Dr
City
Baltimore
State/Province
MD
Postal Code
21218
Country
United States
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
ESA/Hubble
Publisher ID
esahubble
Resource ID
potw1852a
Metadata Date
2018-12-28T15:20:56+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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