Hubble image of the globular star cluster NGC 3201 (unannotated)
This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows the central region of the rich globular star cluster NGC 3201 in the southern constellation of Vela (The Sails).
A star that has been found to be orbiting a black hole with four times the mass of the Sun lies close to the centre of this picture.
Credit:ESA/NASA
About the Image
| Id: | eso1802e |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 17 January 2018, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1802 |
| Size: | 3007 x 3106 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 3201 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Globular |
| Constellation: | Vela |
| Category: | Star Clusters |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 10 17 37.01 |
| Position (Dec): | -46° 24' 38.36" |
| Field of view: | 2.50 x 2.59 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 20.4° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 438 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFC3 |
| Optical u | 336 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFC3 |
| Ultraviolet UV | 275 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFC3 |
| Optical V | 606 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
| Optical I | 814 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |