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Astronomers Use Image to Measure Star's Mass
CreditsNASA, ESA and D. Bennett (University of Notre Dame)
- Date
- Jan 1, 2004
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2004-24-1575-image
Credits
NASA, ESA and D. Bennett (University of Notre Dame)Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | MACHO-LMC-5, STAR-0516-7029 |
| Object Description | Stellar Binary System/Microlensing Object |
| R.A. Position | 05h 16m 40.99s |
| Dec. Position | -70° 29' 17.99" |
| Constellation | Dorado |
| Distance | The distance to the lensing object is 1,800 light-years (550pc). The distance to the object being lensed is that of the LMC: 160,000 light-years (50 kiloparsecs). |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | This image was created from HST observations from proposal : K. Cook, A. Drake, and S. Keller (Lawrence Livermore National Lab), and C. Nelson (UC Berkeley). The science team for this image release includes A. Gould (OSU), D. Bennett (U. Notre Dame) and D. Alves (Columbia U). |
| Instrument | HST>ACS/WFC |
| Exposure Dates | July 10-11, 2002 and January 5, 2003, Exposure Time: 2 days |
| Filters | F606W (V) and F814W (I) |
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