Globular cluster NGC 6752
This image, taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, shows a part of the globular cluster NGC 6752. The observations were made to study white dwarfs within it and to use these stars to measure the age of the globular cluster.
Analysing the data, astronomers discovered a previously unknown galaxy behind the globular cluster. The galaxy, nicknamed Bedin 1, is visible as a collection of faint stars at the top left of the image.
Credit:ESA/Hubble, NASA, Bedin et al.
About the Image
| Id: | heic1903c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 31 January 2019, 16:00 |
| Related releases: | heic1903 |
| Size: | 8583 x 8070 px |
About the Object
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 19 10 30.04 |
| Position (Dec): | -59° 54' 30.83" |
| Field of view: | 3.56 x 3.35 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 47.2° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical V | 606 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Optical I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |