NGC 6791: full Hubble ACS field
The full Hubble Advanced Camera for Surveys field is full of stars estimated to be 8 billion years old. Two background galaxies can be seen at upper left.
Credit:NASA, ESA, and L. Bedin (STScI)
About the Image
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 6791 |
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| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Open |
| Distance: | 13000 light years |
| Constellation: | Lyra |
| Category: | Star Clusters |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 19 20 59.39 |
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| Position (Dec): | 37° 46' 22.65" |
| Field of view: | 2.61 x 1.51 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 5.7° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical V | 606 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Optical V | 606 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Infrared I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Infrared I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |