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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Identificazione:eso1141b
Tipo:Osservazione
Data di rilascio:Mercoledì 19 Ottobre 2011 12:00
Notizie relative:eso1141
Grandezza:1763 x 1761 px

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Nome:VVV CL002
Tipo:Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Globular
Constellation:Ophiuchus
Categoria:Star Clusters

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Position (RA):17 41 6.26
Position (Dec):-28° 50' 40.72"
Field of view:5.02 x 5.01 arcminutes
Orientazione:Il Nord è a 31.9° a destra della verticale