The globular star cluster NGC 6752
This image from the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at the La Silla Observatory in Chile shows the globular star cluster NGC 6752 in the southern constellation of Pavo (The Peacock). Studies of this cluster using ESO’s Very Large Telescope have unexpectedly revealed that many of the stars do not undergo mass-loss at the end of their lives.
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ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso1323a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 29 May 2013, 19:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1323 |
| Size: | 8221 x 8023 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 6752 |
| Type: | • Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Globular • X - Star Clusters |
| Distance: | 14000 light years |
| Constellation: | Pavo |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 19 10 52.07 |
| Position (Dec): | -59° 59' 4.15" |
| Field of view: | 32.60 x 31.82 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.0° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
| Optical B |
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Optical V |
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
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