Wide-Field View of Globular Cluster NGC 6397
Pictured here is the region around the globular cluster NGC 6397.
Credit:ESA/Hubble, Digitized Sky Survey 2.
Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin
About the Image
| Id: | heic2103e |
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| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 11 February 2021, 16:00 |
| Related releases: | heic2103 |
| Size: | 13357 x 9792 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 6397 |
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| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Globular |
| Constellation: | Ara |
| Category: | Star Clusters |
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 17 40 42.33 |
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| Position (Dec): | -53° 40' 29.69" |
| Field of view: | 224.46 x 164.55 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.2° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical R | 649 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical I | 825 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |