Messier 4 (M4) globular cluster

Eso_m4_1024

eso_m4 December 3rd, 2009

Credit: ESO

Globular cluster Messier 4 (M4, or NGC 6121) in the constellation Scorpius as imaged by the ESO Schmidt Telescope on La Silla.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/m4/

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
Messier 4
Subject - Local Universe
Star > Grouping > Cluster > Globular
Eso_m4_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 16h 23m 35.3s
DEC = -26° 31’ 32.7”
Orientation
North is 0.9° CW
Field of View
1.4 x 1.4 degrees
Constellation
Scorpius

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Grayscale ESO-1m (None) Optical -
Eso_m4_1280
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ID
m4
Subject Category
C.3.6.4.2  
Subject Name
Messier 4
Credits
ESO
Release Date
2009-12-03T23:19:55
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/m4/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Distance in light years from: http://iopscience.iop.org/1538-3881/127/5/2771/fulltext
Facility
ESO 1-metre Schmidt telescope
Instrument
None
Color Assignment
Grayscale
Band
Optical
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
245.896885, -26.525755
Reference Dimension
1280.0, 1215.0
Reference Pixel
855.432773411, 661.352931308
Scale
-0.00113114769, 0.00113114769
Rotation
-0.88696495570
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
m4
Metadata Date
2009-06-09T13:51:23+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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