Globular Cluster NGC 6397
This is an image of the globular cluster NGC 6397, one of the nearest and densest agglomerations of stars to Earth. The cluster is located 7.200 light-years away in the southern constellation Ara, and is one of 150 such objects which orbit our Milky Way Galaxy.
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About the Image
NASA press release
| Id: | opo9441d |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 17 October 1994, 18:00 |
| Size: | 763 x 749 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 6397 |
| Type: | • 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 WFPC2 |
