The star cluster NGC 6604 and its surroundings

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eso_eso1218a April 25th, 2012

Credit: ESO

The star cluster NGC 6604 is shown in this image taken by the Wide Field Imager attached to the 2.2-metre MPG/ESO telescope at the La Silla Observatory in Chile. NGC 6604 is the bright grouping towards to the upper left of the image. It is a young star cluster that is the densest part of a more widely scattered association containing about one hundred brilliant blue-white stars. The picture also shows the cluster’s associated nebula — a cloud of glowing hydrogen gas that is called Sh2-54 — as well as dust clouds.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1218a/

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 6604
Subject - Milky Way
Star > Grouping > Cluster
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 18h 18m 37.0s
DEC = -12° 5’ 38.8”
Orientation
North is 180.0° CW
Field of View
34.3 x 33.3 arcminutes
Constellation
Serpens

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red MPG-2.2m (WFI) Optical (H-alpha) 656.0 nm
Orange MPG-2.2m (WFI) Optical (Rc) 652.0 nm
Green MPG-2.2m (WFI) Optical (V) 540.0 nm
Blue MPG-2.2m (WFI) Optical (B) 450.0 nm
Blue MPG-2.2m (WFI) Ultraviolet (U) 360.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Red
Orange
Green
Blue
Blue
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ID
eso1218a
Subject Category
B.3.6.4  
Subject Name
NGC 6604
Credits
ESO
Release Date
2012-04-25T12:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1218a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope, MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope, MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope, MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope, MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
Instrument
WFI, WFI, WFI, WFI, WFI
Color Assignment
Red, Orange, Green, Blue, Blue
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical, Ultraviolet
Bandpass
H-alpha, Rc, V, B, U
Central Wavelength
656, 652, 540, 450, 360
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
274.654, -12.0941
Reference Dimension
8653.0, 8388.0
Reference Pixel
4295.51583948, 4195.21706384
Scale
-6.60911e-05, 6.60911e-05
Rotation
-179.99249265824
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
eso1218a
Metadata Date
2012-04-04T15:52:07+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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