Globular Star Cluster CI Ferrero 54

Globular Star Cluster CI Ferrero 54

This is the globular star cluster CI Ferrero 54. A globular cluster is a spheroidal conglomeration of stars that is bound together by gravity, with a higher concentration of stars towards their centers. This object is one of the many cosmic treasures found within the new 1.3 gigapixel Vela Supernova Remnant image, captured with the Department of Energy-fabricated Dark Energy Camera, mounted on the US National Science Foundation's Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile, a Program of NSF NOIRLab.

Credit:

CTIO/NOIRLab/DOE/NSF/AURA
Image Processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab), M. Zamani & D. de Martin (NSF NOIRLab)

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About the Image

Id:noirlab2406e
Type:Observation
Release date:March 12, 2024, 8 a.m.
Related releases:noirlab2406
Size:466 x 466 px

About the Object

Name:CI Ferrero 54
Constellation:Vela
Category:Star Clusters

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Coordinates

ObjectValue
Position (RA):8 33 48.82
Position (Dec):-44° 26' 50.95"
Field of view:2.09 x 2.09 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 0.3° left of vertical
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Colors & filters

BandWave-lengthTele-scope
Optical
OIII		501 nmVíctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope
DECam
Optical
S II		673 nmVíctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope
DECam
Optical
H-alpha + NII		662 nmVíctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope
DECam