Technical facts about this news release:
| About the Object |
| Object Name: |
Arches Cluster |
| Object Description: |
Star Cluster |
| Position (J2000): |
R.A. 17h 45m 50.5s
Dec. –28° 49' 28" |
| Constellation: |
Sagittarius |
| Distance: |
25,000 light-years away (8,000 parsecs) |
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| About the Data |
| Data Description: |
These data are from the HST program 7364: D. Figer (STScI) |
| Instrument: |
NICMOS |
| Exposure Date(s): |
September 13/14, 1997 |
| Exposure Time: |
1.2 hours |
| Filters: |
F110W (J-band), F160W (H-band), F187N (Paschen-alpha), F205W (205nm) |
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