Ground-based Image of Globular Cluster NGC 6397
Ground-based Image of Globular Cluster NGC 6397
Credit:D. Verschatse (Antilhue Observatory, Chile)
About the Image
NASA press release
| Id: | opo0742b |
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| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 11 February 2021, 16:00 |
| Related releases: | heic2103 |
| Size: | 1053 x 1580 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 6397 |
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| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Globular |
| Distance: | 9000 light years |
| Constellation: | Ara |
| Category: | Star Clusters |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 17 40 41.13 |
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| Position (Dec): | -53° 41' 20.15" |
| Field of view: | 24.72 x 37.08 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 91.0° left of vertical |
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