Globular Cluster M 15
This mosaic of the globular cluster M15 (fifteenth object in the Messier catalog of star clusters and nebulae) contains over 30, 000 stars. The Hubble Space Telescope probed the core of M15, the most tightly packed cluster of stars in our galaxy, to look for evidence of either a massive black hole or another remarkable phenomenon: a 'core collapse' driven by the intense gravitational pull of so many stars in such a small volume of space.
Credit:About the Image
About the Object
Name: | M 15, Messier 15, NGC 7078 |
Type: | Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Globular |
Distance: | 35000 light years |
Constellation: | Pegasus |
Category: | Star Clusters |
Coordinates
Position (RA): | 21 29 58.43 |
Position (Dec): | 12° 9' 57.11" |
Field of view: | 0.15 x 0.15 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 44.2° left of vertical |
Colours & filters
Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
---|---|---|
Ultraviolet Near-UV | 336 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
Optical B | 439 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
Optical V | 606 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |