M3, NGC 5272
A sixth magnitude globular cluster in the constellation Canes Venatici, this ball of 500,000 stars is approximately 160 light-years across and 100,000 light-years from Earth. This image of M3 is a combination of a B-band image and a Z-band image (Z is approximately from 8500 to 9500 A) taken on March 22, 2003, at the WIYN 3.5-meter telescope in 0.4 arc second seeing. The image was taken with the WIYN Tip-Tilt Module (WTTM), and will be used to study the variable stars in the cluster.
Credit:S.Kafka and K.Honeycutt, Indiana University/WIYN/NOIRLab/NSF
About the Image
Id: | noao-m3 |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | June 24, 2003, 1:25 p.m. |
Related announcements: | noaoann03010 |
Size: | 1503 x 1689 px |
About the Object
Name: | M3, NGC 5272 |
Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
Category: | Star Clusters |
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Coordinates
Position (RA): | 13 42 12.11 |
Position (Dec): | 28° 22' 38.57" |
Field of view: | 2.77 x 3.11 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 0.5° left of vertical |
Colors & filters
Band | Wave-length | Tele-scope |
---|---|---|
Optical B | 435 nm | WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope WTTM |
Optical Z | 900 nm | WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope WTTM |