The globular cluster Omega Centauri*

The globular cluster Omega Centauri — with as many as ten million stars — is seen in all its splendour in this image captured with the WFI camera from ESO's La Silla Observatory. The image shows only the central part of the cluster — about the size of the full moon on the sky (half a degree). North is up, East is to the left. This colour image is a composite of B, V and I filtered images. Note that because WFI is equipped with a mosaic detector, there are two small gaps in the image which were filled with lower quality data from the Digitized Sky Survey. Can you find them? NGC 5139 is another designation of this cluster.

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Über das Bild

ID:eso0844a
Typ:Beobachtung
Veröffentlichungsdatum:2. Dezember 2008
Dazugehörige Veröffentlichungen:eso0844
Größe:8040 x 7560 px

Über das Objekt

Name:NGC 5139, Omega Centauri
Typ:Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Globular
Entfernung:17000 Lichtjahre
Constellation:Centaurus
Kategorie:Star Clusters

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Koordinaten

Position (RA):13 26 47.32
Position (Dec):-47° 28' 46.86"
Field of view:31.88 x 29.99 arcminutes
Orientierung:Die Nordrichtung liegt 0.0° rechts zur Vertikale

Farben & Filter

SpektralbereichWellenlängeTeleskop
Infrarot
B
451 nmMPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
WFI
Optisch
V
539 nmMPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
WFI
Optisch
I
783 nmMPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
WFI

Endnoten: Image includes data from the Digital Sky Survey.