Technical facts about this news release:
| About this Object |
| Object Name: |
NGC 6093 (M80) |
| Object Description:
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Globular Cluster in the Milky Way Galaxy |
| Position (J2000):
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R.A. 16h 17m 03s
Dec. -22° 58' 30" |
| Constellation:
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Scorpius |
| Distance: |
8.7 kiloparsecs (28,000 light-years) |
| Dimensions: |
The image is 3 arcminutes on the vertical side. |
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| About the Data |
| Instrument:
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WFPC2 |
| Exposure
Dates: |
October 1994, August-October, 1997; January/April, 1996 |
| Filters:
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F336W(U), F439(B), F555W(V), F675W(R) |
| Principal
Astronomers: |
1994/1997 Image: M. Shara (STScI, AMNH), D. Zurek (STScI), L. Drissen
(Laval University).
1996 Image: F. Ferraro (ESO), B. Paltrinieri (Universita La Sapienza),
R. Rood (University of Virginia), B. Dorman (Raytheon STX &
Laboratory for Astronomy & Solar Physics).
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| About this Image |
| Image
Credit: |
NASA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) |
| Release
Date: |
July 1, 1999 12:00 noon (EDT) |
| Orientation:
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North is toward the upper right of the image. |
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