Hubble image archive
Globular Star Cluster NGC 6093 (M80)
An image from the Hubble Space Telescope mission archive.
- Date
- Jan 1, 2001
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2001-22-1084-image
Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | M80, NGC 6093 |
| Object Description | Globular Cluster in the Milky Way Galaxy |
| R.A. Position | 16h 17m 2.5s |
| Dec. Position | -22° 58' 30.39" |
| Constellation | Scorpius |
| Distance | 8.7 kiloparsecs (28,000 light-years) |
| Dimensions | The image is 3 arcminutes on the vertical side. |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | Principal Astronomers (1994-1997 data): M. Shara (STScI, AMNH), D. Zurek (STScI), L. Drissen (Laval University). Principal Astronomers (1996 data): F. Ferraro (ESO), B. Paltrinieri (Universita La Sapienza), R. Rood (University of Virginia), B. Dorman (Raytheon STX & Laboratory for Astronomy & Solar Physics). |
| Instrument | HST>WFPC2W |
| Exposure Dates | October 1994, August-October, 1997, and January-April, 1996 |
| Filters | F336W (U), F439 (B), F555W (V), andF675W (I) |
Source
Image and source material are credited to the official mission archive linked below.
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