File:M107, NGC 6171 (noao-m107).tiff
From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
M107,_NGC_6171_(noao-m107).tiff (510 × 510 pixels, file size: 788 KB, MIME type: image/tiff)
File information
Structured data
Captions
Captions
M107, or NGC6171, a globular cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus. Found by Messier's friend Mechain in 1782, M107 was added to Messier's original list of 103 objects at the suggestion of Helen Sawyer Hogg.
Summary
[edit]DescriptionM107, NGC 6171 (noao-m107).tiff |
English: M107, or NGC6171, a globular cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus. Found by Messier's friend Mechain in 1782, M107 was added to Messier's original list of 103 objects at the suggestion of Helen Sawyer Hogg. About 10000 light-years from us, M107 is about 50 light-years across. |
Date | 30 June 2020, 21:53:00 (upload date) |
Source | M107, NGC 6171 |
Author | NOIRLab/NSF/AURA |
Other versions |
|
Licensing
[edit]![]() |
This media was created by the National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory (NOIRLab).
Their website states: "Unless specifically noted, the images, videos, and music distributed on the public NOIRLab website, along with the texts of press releases, announcements, images of the week and captions; are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, and may on a non-exclusive basis be reproduced without fee provided the credit is clear and visible." To the uploader: You must provide a link (URL) to the original file and the authorship information if available. |
![]() ![]() This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.
|
File history
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
current | 18:03, 17 September 2023 | ![]() | 510 × 510 (788 KB) | OptimusPrimeBot (talk | contribs) | #Spacemedia - Upload of https://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/noao-m107.tif via Commons:Spacemedia |
You cannot overwrite this file.
File usage on Commons
The following page uses this file:
Metadata
This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. The timestamp is only as accurate as the clock in the camera, and it may be completely wrong.
Image title | M107, or NGC6171, a globular cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus. Found by Messier's friend Mechain in 1782, M107 was added to Messier's original list of 103 objects at the suggestion of Helen Sawyer Hogg. About 10000 light-years from us, M107 is about 50 light-years across. |
---|---|
Width | 510 px |
Height | 510 px |
Bits per component |
|
Compression scheme | Uncompressed |
Pixel composition | RGB |
Orientation | Normal |
Number of components | 3 |
Number of rows per strip | 5 |
Horizontal resolution | 72 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 72 dpi |
Data arrangement | chunky format |
Software used | ImageMagick 5.5.1 10/20/02 Q16 http://www.imagemagick.org |