NGC 5139 - Omega Centauri
NGC 5139 - Omega Centauri |
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Object data of NGC5139 |
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| Object type: | Globular star cluster (VIII) | |
| Size: | 36' | |
| Magnitude: | 3.7 mag | |
| Constellation: | Cen | |
| Distance: | 16,000 Ly | |
| Notes: | Omega Centauri or NGC 5139, is a globular star cluster in the constellation of Centaurus. Located at a distance of 16,000 light-years, it is the largest globular cluster in the Milky Way galaxy. | |
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Exposure data |
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| Date: | 2014-02-28 + 2014-03-01 | |
| Location: | Hacienda Los Andes / Chile (1100m) | |
| Telescope: | Astro-Physics 175mm f/8 Starfire EDF with f/8.3 CCD field flattener | |
| Camera: | FLI PL29050 with Astrodon filters | |
| Binning: | L 1x1 / RGB 1x1 | |
| Mount: | Astro-Physics AP1200GTO | |
| Exposure time: | L 27x2m / R 8x2m / G 8x2m / B 8x2m | |
| Exposure time total: | 1h42m | |
| Notes: | Image acquisition by CEDIC
team (Christoph Kaltseis, Bernhard Hubl, Wolfgang Leitner and Herbert
Walter) Image processing by Christoph Kaltseis |
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