The globular star cluster Messier 107

The globular cluster Messier 107, also known as NGC 6171, is located about 21 000 light-years away in the constellation of Ophiuchus. Messier 107 is about 13 arcminutes across, which corresponds to about 80 light-years at its distance. As is typical of globular clusters, a population of thousands of old stars in Messier 107 is densely concentrated into a volume that is only about twenty times the distance between our Sun and its nearest stellar neighbour, Alpha Centauri, across. This image was created from exposures taken through blue, green and near-infrared filters, using the Wide Field Imager (WFI) on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at La Silla Observatory, Chile.

Oikeudet:

ESO/ESO Imaging Survey

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Tunnistus:eso1048a
Tyyppi:Havainto
Julkaisupäivä:8. joulukuuta 2010 12:00
Vastaavat julkaisut:eso1048
Koko:7830 x 7134 px

Kohteesta

Nimi:M 107
Tyyppi:Local Universe : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Globular
Etäisyys:20000 valovuotta
Constellation:Ophiuchus
Kategoria:Star Clusters

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Position (RA):16 32 31.89
Position (Dec):-13° 3' 14.03"
Field of view:31.04 x 28.28 arcminutes
Suuntaus:Pohjoinen on 90.1° vasen pystysuuntaan nähden

Värit ja suotimet

KaistaTeleskooppi
Optinen
B
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
WFI
Optinen
V
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
WFI
Infrapuna
I
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
WFI