The core of the massive compact star cluster in NGC 3603
The core of the star cluster in NGC 3603 is shown in great detail in an image from the Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2) camera on the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. The image is a colour composite of observations in the WFPC2 filters F555W (blue), F675W (green) and F814W (red). This view shows the second of two images taken ten years apart that were used to detect the motions of individual stars within the cluster for the first time. The field of view is about 20 arcseconds across.
Credit:NASA, ESA and Wolfgang Brandner (MPIA), Boyke Rochau (MPIA) and Andrea Stolte (University of Cologne)
About the Image
| Id: | heic1009a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 31 May 2010, 16:00 |
| Related releases: | heic1009 |
| Size: | 978 x 978 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 3603 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Open |
| Distance: | 20000 light years |
| Constellation: | Carina |
| Category: | Star Clusters |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 11 15 7.32 |
| Position (Dec): | -61° 15' 38.35" |
| Field of view: | 0.37 x 0.37 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.0° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical V | 555 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Optical R | 675 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Infrared I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |