Messier 68

This photo was obtained with VLT KUEYEN on April 4, 1999. It is reproduced from an excellent 60-second R(ed)-band exposure of the innermost region of a globular cluster, Messier 68 (NGC 4590), in the southern constellation Hydra (The Water-Snake). The distance to this 8-mag cluster is about 35,000 light years, and the diameter is about 140 light-years. The excellent image quality is 0.38 arcsec, demonstrating a good optical and mechanical state of the telescope, already at this early stage of the commissioning phase. The field measures about 90 x 90 arcsec 2. The original scale is 0.0455 pix/arcsec and there are 2048x2048 pixels in one frame. North is up and East is left.

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À propos de l'image

Identification:eso9923a
Type:Observation
Date de publication:7 avril 1999
Communiqués de presse en rapport:eso9923
Taille:1985 x 1983 px

À propos de l'objet

Nom:M 68, Messier 68
Type:Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Globular
Distance:35000 années lumière
Constellation:Hydra
Catégorie:Star Clusters

Image Formats

Grand JPEG
1,1 Mio
JPEG taille écran
298,5 Kio

Fonds d'écran

1024x768
272,3 Kio
1280x1024
411,8 Kio
1600x1200
585,0 Kio
1920x1200
720,9 Kio
2048x1536
959,9 Kio

Coordinates

Position (RA):12 39 28.12
Position (Dec):-26° 44' 28.01"
Field of view:1.52 x 1.51 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 42.5° left of vertical

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