Blue Stragglers in Globular Cluster 47 Tucanae
This ground-based telescope image shows the entire crowded core of 47 Tucanae, located 15, 000 light-years away in the constellation Tucana.
About the Image
About the Object
| Name: | 47 Tucanae, NGC 104 |
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| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Type : Blue Straggler Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Globular |
| Distance: | 15000 light years |
| Constellation: | Tucana |
| Category: | Star Clusters |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 0 24 5.22 |
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| Position (Dec): | -72° 4' 39.54" |
| Field of view: | 13.19 x 13.19 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 6.9° right of vertical |
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