Visible Light View of the GLIMPSE-C01 Region
Credit: NASA/DSS
Observation • October 12th, 2004 • ssc2004-16a2
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This visible light image shows the region in which NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope revealed a globular cluster (GLIMPSE-C01) previously hidden in the dusty plane of our Milky Way galaxy.
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About the Object
- Name
- GLIMPSE-C01
- Type
- Star > Grouping > Cluster > Globular
- Distance
- 10,000 Light Years
Color Mapping
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Optical | 440 nm | DSS |
| Optical | 700 nm | DSS |
Astrometrics
- Position (J2000)
- RA =18h 48m 49.1s
- Dec = -1° 29' 48.2"
- Field of View
- 6.0 x 6.0 arcminutes
- Orientation
- North is 63.3° left of vertical
