TRAPPIST first light image of Omega Centauri
The globular cluster Omega Centauri was one of the targets observed for first light of the TRAPPIST national telescope at La Silla. The cluster contains as many as ten million stars. This image, 20 arcminutes across, shows only the central parts of Omega Centauri. It is made by combining data obtained through three filters (B, V and R).
TRAPPIST (TRAnsiting Planets and PlanetesImals Small Telescope) is devoted to the study of planetary systems through two approaches: the detection and characterisation of planets located outside the Solar System (exoplanets) and the study of comets orbiting around the Sun. The 60-cm national telescope is operated from a control room in Liège, Belgium, 12 000 km away.
Credit:TRAPPIST/E. Jehin/ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso1023c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 8 June 2010, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1023 |
| Size: | 1956 x 1956 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Omega Centauri |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Globular |
| Distance: | 17000 light years |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Category: | Star Clusters |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 13 26 47.34 |
| Position (Dec): | -47° 28' 46.91" |
| Field of view: | 21.32 x 21.32 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 2.8° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 445 nm | TRAnsiting Planets and PlanetesImals Small Telescope–South |
| Optical V | 551 nm | TRAnsiting Planets and PlanetesImals Small Telescope–South |
| Optical R | 658 nm | TRAnsiting Planets and PlanetesImals Small Telescope–South |