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.
Källa:TRAPPIST/E. Jehin/ESO
Om bilden
ID: | eso1023c |
Typ: | Observation |
Publiceringsdatum: | 8 juni 2010 12:00 |
Relaterade pressmeddelanden: | eso1023 |
Storlek: | 1956 x 1956 px |
Om objektet
Namn: | Omega Centauri |
Typ: | Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Globular |
Avstånd: | 17000 ljusår |
Constellation: | Centaurus |
Kategori: | Star Clusters |
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Koordinater
Position (RA): | 13 26 47.34 |
Position (Dec): | -47° 28' 46.91" |
Field of view: | 21.32 x 21.32 arcminutes |
Orientering: | Nord är 2.8° vänster om lodrätt |
Färger och filter
Band | Våglängd | Teleskop |
---|---|---|
Synligt ljus B | 445 nm | TRAnsiting Planets and PlanetesImals Small Telescope–South |
Synligt ljus V | 551 nm | TRAnsiting Planets and PlanetesImals Small Telescope–South |
Synligt ljus R | 658 nm | TRAnsiting Planets and PlanetesImals Small Telescope–South |