Globular cluster 47 Tucanae [VLT view]
![Globular cluster 47 Tucanae [VLT view]](/static/archives/images/medium/heic0616c.jpg)
A photo of the globular star cluster 47 Tucanae taken with the Very Large Telescope, in Chile. It is one of the densest globular clusters in the Southern hemisphere. The cluster contains one million stars.
Credit:
Very Large Telescope/European Southern Observatory, R. Kotak and H. Boffin (ESO)
About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | heic0616c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 24 October 2006, 16:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0616 |
| Size: | 2028 x 1224 px |
About the Object
| Name: | 47 Tucanae |
| Type: | • Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Globular |
| Distance: | 15000 light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
| Ultraviolet U |
Very Large Telescope (VLT) FORS1 |
| Optical V |
Very Large Telescope (VLT) FORS1 |
| Optical R |
Very Large Telescope (VLT) FORS1 |
