TRAPPIST first light image of Omega Centauri

The globular cluster Omega Centauri was one of the targets observed for first light of the TRAPPIST national telescope at La Silla. The cluster contains as many as ten million stars. This image, 20 arcminutes across, shows only the central parts of Omega Centauri. It is made by combining data obtained through three filters (B, V and R).

TRAPPIST (TRAnsiting Planets and PlanetesImals Small Telescope) is devoted to the study of planetary systems through two approaches: the detection and characterisation of planets located outside the Solar System (exoplanets) and the study of comets orbiting around the Sun. The 60-cm national telescope is operated from a control room in Liège, Belgium, 12 000 km away.

Credit:

TRAPPIST/E. Jehin/ESO

Over de afbeelding

Id:eso1023c
Type:Observatie
Publicatiedatum:8 juni 2010 12:00
Gerelateerde berichten:eso1023
Grootte:1956 x 1956 px

Over het object

Naam:Omega Centauri
Type:Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Globular
Afstand:17000 lichtjaren
Constellation:Centaurus
Categorie:Star Clusters

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Coordinates

Position (RA):13 26 47.34
Position (Dec):-47° 28' 46.91"
Field of view:21.32 x 21.32 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 2.8° left of vertical