Technical facts about this news release:
| About this Object |
| Object Name: |
M22; NGC 6656 |
| Object Description:
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Globular Cluster |
| Position (J2000):
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R.A. 18h 36.4m
Dec. -23° 55' |
| Constellation:
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Sagittarius |
| Distance: |
2.6 kpc (8,500 light-years) |
| Dimensions: |
This image is roughly 1.3 arcminutes (roughly 3.3 light-years)
wide.
The entire globular cluster is roughly 24 arcminutes across.
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| About the Data |
| Instrument: |
WFPC2 |
| Exposure Dates:
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February - June, 1999 |
| Filters: |
F555W (V); F814W (I) |
| Principal Astronomers:
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K. Sahu, S. Casertano, M. Livio, R.Gilliland (STScI), N. Panagia
(ESA/STScI), M. Albrow and M. Potter (STScI)
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| About this Image |
| Image Credit: |
NASA, ESA and K. Sahu (STScI) |
| Release Date: |
June 27, 2001 2:00 p.m. (EDT) |
| Orientation: |
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