White Dwarfs in NGC 6397 (Hubble)
White Dwarfs in NGC 6397 (Hubble)
Credit:
NASA, ESA, and H. Richer (University of British Columbia)
About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo0742d |
| Type: | Collage |
| Release date: | 4 December 2007, 16:00 |
| Size: | 1855 x 630 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 6397 |
| Type: | • Milky Way : Star : Evolutionary Stage : White Dwarf • Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Globular • Star Clusters Images/Videos |
| Distance: | 9000 light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Optical V |
606 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
| Infrared I |
814 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
