Hubble image archive
Quintuplet Cluster
CreditsNASA, ESA, and Don Figer (STScI)
- Date
- Jan 1, 1999
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-1999-30-865-image
Credits
NASA, ESA, and Don Figer (STScI)Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | Quintuplet Cluster, Pistol Star, V4650 Sgr. |
| Object Description | Open Star Cluster |
| R.A. Position | 17h 46m 13.9s |
| Dec. Position | -28° 49' 48.0" |
| Constellation | Sagittarius |
| Distance | 26,000 light-years (8,000 pc) |
| About The Data | |
| Instrument | HST>NICMOS |
| Filters | F110W (J-band), F160W (H-band), F187N (Paschen-alpha), and F205W (205nm) |
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