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Compass/Scale Image for NGC 1846
CreditsIllustration: NASA, ESA, and L. Frattare (STScI); Release: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
- Date
- Jan 1, 2011
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2011-35-2928-image
Credits
Illustration: NASA, ESA, and L. Frattare (STScI);Release: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | NGC 1846 |
| Object Description | Globular Cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud |
| R.A. Position | 05h 7m 33.93s |
| Dec. Position | -67° 27' 41.29" |
| Constellation | Dorado |
| Distance | 160,000 light-years (49,000 parsecs) |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | This image was created from HST data from proposal : P. Goudfrooij (STScI), F. De Angeli (University of Cambridge), V. Kozhurina-Platais (STScI), R. Chandar (University of Toledo), T. Puzia (Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile), and T. Brown (STScI). |
| Instrument | HST>ACS |
| Exposure Dates | January 12, 2006, Exposure Time: 34 minutes |
| Filters | F435W (B), F555W (V), and F814W (I) |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | This image is a composite of many separate exposures made by the ACS instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope using three broadband filters. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic image. In this case, the assigned colors are: Blue: F435W (B) Green: F555W (V) Red: F814W (I) |
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