VISTA view of the newly discovered open star cluster VVV CL003 beyond the galactic centre
This image from VISTA is a tiny part of the VISTA Variables in the Via Lactea (VVV) survey that is systematically studying the central parts of the Milky Way in infrared light. At the centre of the picture lies the open star cluster VVV CL003. This newly discovered cluster, which appears as just an inconspicuous concentration of faint stars at the centre of the picture, is the first ever found on the other side of the centre of the Milky Way from the Earth.
Credit:
ESO/D. Minniti/VVV Team
About the Image
| Id: | eso1141c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 19 October 2011, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1141 |
| Size: | 1759 x 1761 px |
About the Object
| Name: | VVV CL003 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Open |
| Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
| Category: | Star Clusters |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 17 38 54.50 |
| Position (Dec): | -29° 54' 23.98" |
| Field of view: | 5.00 x 5.01 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 32.2° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Infrared J | 1.1 μm | Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy VIRCAM |
| Infrared H | 1.6 μm | Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy VIRCAM |
| Infrared K | 2.2 μm | Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy VIRCAM |