Wide-field of Omega Centauri and its surroundings (DSS2, ground-based image)
A wide star field image of the region around Omega Centauri (NGC 5139). The field-of-view is approximately 4.6 x 4.1 degrees.
Credit:NASA, ESA, and the Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin (ESA/Hubble)
About the Image
| Id: | heic0809b |
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| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 2 April 2008, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0809 |
| Size: | 14830 x 16718 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 5139, Omega Centauri |
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| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Globular |
| Distance: | 17000 light years |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Category: | Star Clusters |
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 13 27 11.03 |
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| Position (Dec): | -47° 31' 5.30" |
| Field of view: | 252.17 x 284.27 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 1.4° right of vertical |
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