Small region of ACS field reveals faint white dwarfs
A blow up of view of a small region of the Advanced Camera for Surveys field reveals very faint white dwarfs. The hotter dwarfs are 4 billion years old and the cooler dwarfs that are 6 billion years old.
Credit:NASA, ESA, and L. Bedin (STScI)
About the Image
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 6791 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Open |
| Distance: | 13000 light years |
| Constellation: | Lyra |
| Category: | Star Clusters |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 19 20 57.60 |
| Position (Dec): | 37° 45' 55.01" |
| Field of view: | 0.60 x 0.39 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 5.7° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical V | 606 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Infrared I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |