Wide-field of Omega Centauri and its surroundings (DSS2, ground-based image)
A wide star field image of the region around Omega Centauri (NGC 5139). The field-of-view is approximately 4.6 x 4.1 degrees.
Credit:
NASA, ESA, and the Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin (ESA/Hubble)
About the Image
| Id: | heic0809b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 2 April 2008, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0809 |
| Size: | 14830 x 16718 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 5139, Omega Centauri |
| Type: | • Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Globular |
| Distance: | 17000 light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
| Optical B |
DSS |
| Optical R |
DSS |
