STScI-PR00-33
October
31, 2000
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| About this Object |
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Name:
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47 Tucanae, NGC 104 |
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Object Type:
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Globular Cluster |
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Position (J2000):
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R.A. 00h
24m 06.21s
Dec. -72° 05' 00.5" |
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Constellation:
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Tucana
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Magnitude:
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V = 4.5, B-V = 0.88 |
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Distance:
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About 15,000 light-years
(4.6 kpc) |
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Diameter:
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About 200 light-years |
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Scale:
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The width of the image
is 120 arcseconds (~9 light-years). |
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| About the Data |
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Instrument:
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WFPC2 |
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Exposure Dates:
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July 3
- 11, 1999 |
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Total Exposure Time:
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61.7 hours
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Principal Astronomers:
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R. Gilliland
(STScI), T. Brown (High Altitude Observatory), A. Burrows (U.
Arizona), W. Cochran (U. Texas, Austin), P. Edmonds (SAO), S.
Frandsen (Aarhus U.), P. GuhaThakurta (UCSC), D. Lin (UCSC),
G. Marcy (UCB), M. Mayor (Observatoire de Geneve), E. Milone
(U. Calgary), D. Naef (Observatoire de Geneve), A. Sarajedini
(Wesleyan U.), S. Sigurdsson (PSU), D. VandenBerg (UVic), S.
Vogt (UCSC), M. Albrow (STScI), N. Baliber (U. Texas, Austin),
H. Bruntt (Aarhus U.), D. Charbonneau (High Altitude Observatory),
P. Choi (UCSC), J. Howell (UCSC), R. Stagg (U. Calgary), M.
Williams (U. Calgary). |
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| About this Image |
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Release Date:
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October 26, 2000 1:00 a.m. (EDT) |
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Colors/Filters:
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Red:
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F814W
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I |
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Green:
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F555W
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V |
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Blue:
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F336W
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U |
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Orientation:
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North is to the lower right
East is to the lower left |
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