47 Tucanae __ Hubble

Stsci_2013-25b_1024

stsci_2013-25b July 18th, 2013

Credit: NASA, ESA, H. Richer and J. Heyl (University of British Columbia), and J. Anderson and J. Kalirai (STScI)

A 2013 Hubble Space Telescope image of 47 Tuc, 47 Tucanae, NGC 104.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2013/news-2013-25

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

Image Use Policy: http://hubblesite.org/copyright/

Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
47 Tuc 47 Tucanae NGC 104
Subject - Milky Way
Star > Grouping > Cluster > Globular
Mission Graphics > Infrared Imagery

Distance Details Distance

Universescale1
16,700 light years
Stsci_2013-25b_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 0h 22m 38.9s
DEC = -72° 4’ 2.6”
Orientation
North is up
Field of View
2.6 x 3.5 arcminutes
Constellation
Tucana

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Cyan Hubble (ACS) Optical (V) 606.0 nm
Orange Hubble (ACS) Optical (I) 814.0 nm
January - October, 2010
Spectrum_base
Cyan
Orange
Stsci_2013-25b_1280
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ID
2013-25b
Subject Category
B.3.6.4.2   X.Star.Cluster.Globular  
Subject Name
47 Tuc, 47 Tucanae, NGC 104
Credits
NASA, ESA, H. Richer and J. Heyl (University of British Columbia), and J. Anderson and J. Kalirai (STScI)
Release Date
2013-07-18T00:00:00
Lightyears
16,700
Redshift
16,700
Reference Url
https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2013/news-2013-25
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
16,700 light-years (5,100 parsecs)
Facility
Hubble, Hubble
Instrument
ACS, ACS
Color Assignment
Cyan, Orange
Band
Optical, Optical
Bandpass
V, I
Central Wavelength
606, 814
Start Time
2010-01-15T00:00:00, 2010-01-15T00:00:00
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
J
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
2000.0
Reference Value
5.66208587694, -72.06738983190
Reference Dimension
5227.00, 6974.00
Reference Pixel
3367.03812182553, 3672.68903517953
Scale
-0.00000833231, 0.00000833231
Rotation
0.00736761345
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
World Coordinate System resolved using PinpointWCS 0.9.2 revision 218+ by the Chandra X-ray Center FITS X FITS Y EPO X EPO Y 1307.74 1203.43 4486.90 3900.83 691.26 1357.56 1402.71 4669.41 1165.66 1622.48 3776.00 5996.60 1139.45 704.66 3643.73 1404.73 561.97 745.92 756.32 1612.55 880.61 499.65 2350.62 380.97 916.13 986.28 2527.77 2813.58 956.43 1468.45 2730.77 5224.62 Center Pixel Coordinates: 2613.50 5.68247638375 3487.00 -72.06892914183
Creator (Curator)
STScI
URL
http://hubblesite.org
Name
Space Telescope Science Institute Office of Public Outreach
Email
outreach@stsci.edu
Telephone
410-338-4444
Address
3700 San Martin Drive
City
Baltimore
State/Province
MD
Postal Code
21218
Country
USA
Rights
http://hubblesite.org/copyright/
Publisher
STScI
Publisher ID
stsci
Resource ID
STSCI-H-p1325b-f-5227x6974.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p1325b-f-5227x6974.tif
Related Resources
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2013/25
Metadata Date
2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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Universescalefull
16,700 light years

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