Hubble image archive
Omega Centauri - WFC3
CreditsNASA, ESA, and J. Anderson and R. van der Marel (STScI)
- Date
- Jan 1, 2010
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2010-28-2764-image
Credits
NASA, ESA, and J. Anderson and R. van der Marel (STScI)Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | Omega Centauri, NGC 5139, Omega Cen |
| Object Description | Globular Star Cluster |
| R.A. Position | 13h 26m 47.2s |
| Dec. Position | -47° 28' 46.44" |
| Constellation | Centaurus |
| Distance | 16,000 light-years or 4,800 parsecs |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | The Hubble image was created from data from the calibration proposal : E. Sabbi, J. Kim Quijano, and L. Dressel (STScI). The proper motions of stars in the cluster were obtained from the following ACS proposals: A. Cool (San Francisco State Univ.), J. Anderson (STScI), C. Bailyn (Yale Univ.), J. Carlin (San Francisco Univ.), P. Edmonds (Eureka Scientific), J. Grindlay (Harvard Univ.), and D. Haggard (Univ. of Washington); : J. Anderson (STScI) and I. King (Univ. of Washington); and : A. Sarajedini (Univ. of Florida), J. Anderson (STScI), A. Aparicio (Inst. de Astrofisica de Canarias), L. Bedin (STScI), B. Chaboyer (Dartmouth College), I. King (Univ. of Washington), S. Majewski (Univ. of Virginia), G. Piotto (Univ. of Padua), N. Reid (STScI), A. Rosenberg (Inst. de Astrofisica de Canarias), and M. Siegel (Univ. of Texas, Austin) |
| Instrument | HST>ACS/WFC and HST>WFC3/UVIS |
| Exposure Dates | ACS: June 27-30, 2002, December 11, 2004, and June 22, 2006 WFC3/UVIS: July 15, 2009, Exposure Time: 2.7 hours |
| Filters | F225W (U), F275W (U), F336W (U), F438W (B), F606W (V), and F814W (I) |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | The image is a composite of separate exposures made by the WFC3 instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope. Three filters were used to sample broad wavelength ranges. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic image. In this case, the assigned colors are: Blue: F225W (U) Green: F336W (U) Red: F814W (I) |
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