Hubble image of the globular star cluster NGC 3201 (unannotated)

This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows the central region of the rich globular star cluster NGC 3201 in the southern constellation of Vela (The Sails).

A star that has been found to be orbiting a black hole with four times the mass of the Sun lies close to the centre of this picture.

Credit:

ESA/NASA

About the Image

Id:eso1802e
Type:Observation
Release date:17 January 2018, 12:00
Related releases:eso1802
Size:3007 x 3106 px

About the Object

Name:NGC 3201
Type:Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Globular
Constellation:Vela
Category:Star Clusters

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Coordinates

Position (RA):10 17 37.01
Position (Dec):-46° 24' 38.36"
Field of view:2.50 x 2.59 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 20.4° left of vertical

Colours & filters

BandWavelengthTelescope
Optical
B
438 nmHubble Space Telescope
WFC3
Optical
u
336 nmHubble Space Telescope
WFC3
Ultraviolet
UV
275 nmHubble Space Telescope
WFC3
Optical
V
606 nmHubble Space Telescope
ACS
Optical
I
814 nmHubble Space Telescope
ACS