The star cluster NGC 6604 and its surroundings
The star cluster NGC 6604 is shown in this image taken by the Wide Field Imager attached to the 2.2-metre MPG/ESO telescope at the La Silla Observatory in Chile. NGC 6604 is the bright grouping towards to the upper left of the image. It is a young star cluster that is the densest part of a more widely scattered association containing about one hundred brilliant blue-white stars. The picture also shows the cluster’s associated nebula — a cloud of glowing hydrogen gas that is called Sh2-54 — as well as dust clouds.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso1218a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 25 April 2012, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1218 |
| Size: | 8653 x 8388 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 6604 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster |
| Distance: | 5500 light years |
| Constellation: | Serpens Cauda |
| Category: | Star Clusters |
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 18 18 36.96 |
| Position (Dec): | -12° 5' 38.76" |
| Field of view: | 34.31 x 33.26 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 180.0° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 450 nm | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Ultraviolet U | 360 nm | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Optical V | 540 nm | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Optical Rc | 652 nm | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Optical H-alpha | 656 nm | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |