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White Dwarfs in NGC 6397 (Hubble)
About the Object
- R.A. PositionR.A. PositionRight ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.17h 40m 41.35s
- Dec. PositionDec. PositionDeclination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.-53° 40' 25.29"
About the Data
- Data DescriptionData 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 10424: H. Richer (University of British Columbia), P. Guhathakurta (University of California, Santa Cruz), R.M. Rich (University of California, Los Angeles), J. Anderson (STScI), G. Fahlman (NRC Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics/National Research Council Canada, Saanich, British Columbia), B. Gibson (Swineburne University of Technology, Australia), B. Hansen (University of California, Los Angeles), J. Hurley (Swinburne University of Technology, Australia), J. Kalirai (University of California, Santa Cruz), I. King (University of Washington, Seattle), M. Shara (American Museum of Natural History), and P. Stetson (National Research Council/Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, Canada). The science team comprises: H. Richer (University of British Columbia), I. King (University of Washington, Seattle), J. Anderson (STScI), J. Coffey (University of British Columbia, Vancouver), G. Fahlman (Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics/National Research Institute of Canada, British Columbia), J. Hurley (Swinburne University of Technology, Australia), and J. Kalirai (University of California, Santa Cruz). - InstrumentInstrumentThe science instrument used to produce the data.HST>ACS/WFC
- Exposure DatesExposure DatesThe date(s) that the telescope made its observations and the total exposure time.March and April, 2005, Exposure Time: 4.7 days
- FiltersFiltersThe camera filters that were used in the science observations.F606W (V) and F814W (I)
- Object NameObject NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.NGC 6397
- Release DateDecember 4, 2007
- Science ReleaseHow White Dwarfs Get Their ‘Kicks’
- Credit
These HST images are composites of many separate exposures made by the ACS instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope using several different filters. Three filters sample broad wavelength ranges, one isolates the light of hydrogen. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic image. In this case, the assigned colors are: Orange: F814W (I) Cyan: F606W (V)
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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland
claire.andreoli@nasa.gov
