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Annotated Image of the Pleiades and HST Field of View
CreditsNASA, ESA and AURA/Caltech
- Date
- Jan 1, 2004
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2004-20-1563-image
Credits
NASA, ESA and AURA/CaltechImage Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | Pleiades, NGC 1432/35, M45 |
| Object Description | Open Cluster |
| R.A. Position | 03h 46m 59.99s |
| Dec. Position | 24° 7' 0.0" |
| Constellation | Taurus |
| Distance | Approximately 400 light-years (120 parsecs) |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | This data are taken from HST proposals and : The science team consists of: D. Soderblom and E. Nelan (STScI), F. Benedict and B. Arthur (U. Texas), and B. Jones (Lick Obs.) |
| Instrument | HST>FGS |
| Filters | Second Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS2)/UKSTU (B), (R), and (I) |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | Blue: POSS2/UKSTU (B) Green: POSS2/UKSTU (R) Red: POSS2/UKSTU (I) |
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