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Compass/Scale Image for NGC 1846

Compass/Scale Image for NGC 1846

About the Object

  • R.A. Position
    R.A. PositionRight ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.
    05h 7m 33.93s
  • Dec. Position
    Dec. PositionDeclination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.
    -67° 27' 41.29"
  • Constellation
    ConstellationOne of 88 recognized regions of the celestial sphere in which the object appears.
    Dorado
  • Distance
    DistanceThe physical distance from Earth to the astronomical object. Distances within our solar system are usually measured in Astronomical Units (AU). Distances between stars are usually measured in light-years. Interstellar distances can also be measured in parsecs.
    160,000 light-years (49,000 parsecs)

About the Data

  • Data Description
    Data DescriptionProposal: A description of the observations, their scientific justification, and the links to the data available in the science archive.
    Science Team: The astronomers who planned the observations and analyzed the data. "PI" refers to the Principal Investigator.
    This image was created from HST data from proposal 10595: P. Goudfrooij (STScI), F. De Angeli (University of Cambridge), V. Kozhurina-Platais (STScI), R. Chandar (University of Toledo), T. Puzia (Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile), and T. Brown (STScI).
  • Instrument
    InstrumentThe science instrument used to produce the data.
    HST>ACS
  • Exposure Dates
    Exposure DatesThe date(s) that the telescope made its observations and the total exposure time.
    January 12, 2006, Exposure Time: 34 minutes
  • Filters
    FiltersThe camera filters that were used in the science observations.
    F435W (B), F555W (V), and F814W (I)
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    NGC 1846
  • Object Description
    Object DescriptionThe type of astronomical object.
    Globular Cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud
  • Release Date
    November 22, 2011
  • Science Release
    NASA’s Hubble Finds Stellar Life and Death in a Globular Cluster
    Read the release
  • Credit
    Illustration: NASA, ESA, and L. Frattare (STScI); Release: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)

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Compass/Scale Image for NGC 1846
Color Info
Color InfoA brief description of the methods used to convert telescope data into the color image being presented.

This image is a composite of many separate exposures made by the ACS instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope using three broadband filters. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic image. In this case, the assigned colors are: Blue: F435W (B) Green: F555W (V) Red: F814W (I)

Compass and Scale
Compass and ScaleAn astronomical image with a scale that shows how large an object is on the sky, a compass that shows how the object is oriented on the sky, and the filters with which the image was made.

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Feb 17, 2025
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Claire Andreoli
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claire.andreoli@nasa.gov

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