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47 Tucanae – Digitized Sky Survey (DSS)
CreditsDigitized Sky Survey (DSS; STScI/AURA/UKSTU/AAO)
- Date
- Jan 1, 2013
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2013-25-3201-image
Credits
Digitized Sky Survey (DSS; STScI/AURA/UKSTU/AAO)Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | 47 Tuc, 47 Tucanae, NGC 104 |
| Object Description | Globular Cluster |
| R.A. Position | 00h 24m 5.67s |
| Dec. Position | -72° 4' 52.59" |
| Constellation | Tucana |
| Distance | 16,700 light-years (5,100 parsecs) |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | The image was created from Hubble data from proposal : H. Richer and S. Davis (University of British Columbia), M. Rich, B. Hansen, and D. Reitzel (UCLA), J. Anderson and J. Kalirai (STScI), A. Dotter (Australian National University), G. Fahlman (Dominion Astrophysical Observatory), J. Hurley (Swinburne University of Technology), I. King (University of Washington), M. Shara (American Museum of Natural History) and P. Stetson (Dominion Astrophysical Observatory). The science team includes: H. Richer and J. Heyl (University of British Columbia), and J. Anderson (STScI). |
| Instrument | DSS |
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