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      47 Tucanae (NGC 104)
      Wallpaper author:
      Jean Marc Da Costa

      18 Sept 2021

      47 Tucanae (NGC 104)

      47 Tucanae, also known as NGC 104, is a huge, ancient globular cluster located about 15,000 light years from Earth. It is well known for being home to a large number of weird and interesting stars and systems. Located in the southern constellation of Toucan, 47 Tucanae is in orbit around our Milky Way. At some 120 light years wide, it is so large that despite its distance, it appears almost as big as the Full Moon. Home to millions of stars, it is one of the largest and most massive globular clusters known. It is also visible to the naked eye

      Dataset from which the image was processed

      NGC 104

      1 credit

      Open
      Telescope Live
      CHI-2-CCD
      • Type of target
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        Globular Cluster
      • Camera
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        FLI PL16803
      • Target coordinates
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        RA 6.02083 Dec -72.08139
      • Hemisphere
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        Southern
      • Telescope location
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        Chile
      • Transient event
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        No
      • Observed on
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        18 Oct 2020 - 18 Oct 2020
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      Subframes
      Red18021m7
      Green15418m7
      Blue21021m6

      47 Tucanae (NGC 104)