| Catalogue
and alternative designations |
NGC
104, 47 Tucanae
|
| Type |
Globular
Cluster |
| Position |
00
24.1, -72 05 |
| Constellation |
Tucana |
| Camera
and Telescope |
STL11000M
and 31.75 cm Ritchey Chretien (RCOS
carbon tube model) |
| Focal
Ratio |
F9 |
| Exposure
Details |
LRGB
90:60:60:60 All 1x1.
Synthetic luminance used.
|
| Description |
47
Tucanae is the second brightest
globular cluster in the sky but
has a much stronger central
condensation than Omega
Centauri. It is adjacent
to the Small Magellanic Cloud
and is a very easy naked eye
object.
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