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| About
this Object
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Object Name: |
Messier 15 • M15 • NGC 7078 |
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Object Description: |
Globular Cluster
in the Milky Way Galaxy |
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Position (J2000): |
R.A. 21h 29m 58s
Dec. +12° 10' 00" |
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Constellation: |
Pegasus |
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Distance: |
About 40,000 light-years |
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Dimensions: |
The image is about
17 light-years (86.5 arcseconds) in the vertical
dimension.
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| About
the Data
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Instrument: |
WFPC2 |
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Exposure Date: |
December 1998 |
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Exposure Time: |
3.7 hours |
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Filters: |
F439W
(B), F547M (Stromgren y), F502N ([O III]),
F656N (H alpha), F814W (I) |
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Principal
Astronomers: |
H. E. Bond, D.
R. Alves, M. Livio, L. K. Fullton, K. G. Schaefer
(STScI) |
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| About
this Image
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Image Credit: |
NASA and The Hubble
Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) |
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Release Date: |
August 3, 2000
1:00 a.m. (EDT) |
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Orientation/Scale: |
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