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| About
this Object
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Object Name: |
Omega Centauri • NGC 5139 |
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Object Description: |
Core of Globular
Cluster |
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Position (J2000): |
R.A. 13h 26m 45.89s
Dec. -47° 28' 36.7" |
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Constellation: |
Centaurus |
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Distance: |
About 5.2 kpc (17,000
light-years) |
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Dimensions: |
The image is 2.7
arcminutes (roughly 13 light-years) along
the vertical. The entire cluster has a diameter
of 450 light-years. |
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| About
the Data
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Instrument: |
WFPC2 |
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Exposure Dates: |
June 11, 1997 |
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Exposure Time: |
3
hours |
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Filters: |
F336W
(U), F656N (H-alpha), F675W (R) |
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Principal
Astronomers: |
A. Cool (SFSU),
J. Carson (UCLA), J. Carlin and D. Haggard
(SFSU), C. Bailyn (Yale), J. Grindlay (Harvard/CfA)
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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: |
October 4, 2001
9:00 a.m.(EDT) |
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Orientation/Scale: |
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