VISTA view of the newly discovered globular cluster VVV CL002 close to the centre of the Milky Way

 

This image from VISTA is a tiny part of the VISTA Variables in the Via Lactea (VVV) survey that is systematically studying the central parts of the Milky Way in infrared light. In the centre lies the faint newly found globular star cluster, VVV CL002. This previously unknown globular, which appears as an inconspicuous concentration of faint stars near the centre of the picture, lies close to the centre of the Milky Way.

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ESO/D. Minniti/VVV Team

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Typ:Beobachtung
Veröffentlichungsdatum:19. Oktober 2011 12:00
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Größe:1763 x 1761 px

Über das Objekt

Name:VVV CL002
Typ:Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Globular
Constellation:Ophiuchus
Kategorie:Star Clusters

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Koordinaten

Position (RA):17 41 6.26
Position (Dec):-28° 50' 40.72"
Field of view:5.02 x 5.01 arcminutes
Orientierung:Die Nordrichtung liegt 31.9° rechts zur Vertikale