Globular cluster NGC 6397
Image of globular cluster NGC 6397 in the constellation Ara (the Altar). The cluster is home to a highly unusual system consisting of a fast spinning pulsar and a bloated red companion star.
Credit:About the Image
NASA press release
Id: | heic0608b |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | 17 August 2006, 20:00 |
Related releases: | heic0608 |
Size: | 3750 x 5066 px |
About the Object
Name: | NGC 6397 |
Type: | Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Globular |
Distance: | 9000 light years |
Constellation: | Ara |
Category: | Star Clusters |
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Coordinates
Position (RA): | 17 40 58.39 |
Position (Dec): | -53° 44' 19.90" |
Field of view: | 1.56 x 2.11 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 0.4° right of vertical |
Colours & filters
Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
---|---|---|
Optical V | 606 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
Infrared I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |