Globular cluster NGC 6397
Image of globular cluster NGC 6397 in the constellation Ara (the Altar). The cluster is home to a highly unusual system consisting of a fast spinning pulsar and a bloated red companion star.
Credit:About the Image
NASA press release
| Id: | heic0608b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 17 August 2006, 20:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0608 |
| Size: | 3750 x 5066 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 6397 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Globular |
| Distance: | 9000 light years |
| Constellation: | Ara |
| Category: | Star Clusters |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 17 40 58.39 |
| Position (Dec): | -53° 44' 19.90" |
| Field of view: | 1.56 x 2.11 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.4° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical V | 606 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Infrared I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |