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Trumpler 14 in the Carina Nebula

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eso_eso0947b December 3rd, 2009

Credit: ESO

This image of the Carina Nebula shows the position of the Trumpler 14 cluster of stars.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0947b/

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 Type: Observation
Object Name: Carina Nebula • NGC 3372 • Trumpler 14
Subject - Milky Way: Nebula; Star > Grouping > Cluster > Open

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Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 10h 44m 31.4s; DEC = -59° 34’ 58.2”
Orientation: North is up
Field of View: 33.4 x 33.1 arcminutes
Constellation: Carina

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	MPG-2.2m (WFI)	Ultraviolet (U)	-
	MPG-2.2m (WFI)	Optical (B)	-
	MPG-2.2m (WFI)	Optical (V)	-
	MPG-2.2m (WFI)	Optical (R)	-
	MPG-2.2m (WFI)	Optical (Sii)	-
	MPG-2.2m (WFI)	Optical (H-alpha)	-

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ID: eso0947b
Subject Category: B.4 B.3.6.4.1
Subject Name: Carina Nebula, NGC 3372, Trumpler 14
Credits: ESO

Release Date: 2009-12-03T00:00:00
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Reference Url: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0947b/

Type: Observation
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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, MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
Instrument: WFI, WFI, WFI, WFI, WFI, WFI
Color Assignment: Blue, Blue, Green, Red, Red, Red

Band: Ultraviolet, Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: U, B, V, R, Sii, H-alpha
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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 161.130738635, -59.5828266854
Reference Dimension: 8408.0, 8337.0

Reference Pixel: 4204.0, 4168.0
Scale: -6.61104172535e-05, 6.61104172535e-05
Rotation: 0.020000000000000021
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Creator (Curator): European Southern Observatory
URL: http://www.eso.org/
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Address: Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City: Garching bei München
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Postal Code: D-85748
Country: Germany
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID: eso
Resource ID: eso0947b

Resource URL: https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso0947b.tif
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Metadata Date: 2009-11-26T16:20:40+01:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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