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47 Tucanae or 47 Tuc (also designated as NGC 104 and Caldwell 106) is a globular cluster located in the constellation Tucana. It is about 4.45 ± 0.01 kpc (15,000 ± 33 ly ) from Earth , [ 9 ] [ 4 ] and 120 light years in diameter.
Delta Tucanae A is a main sequence star of spectral type B9.5V and an apparent magnitude of 4.49. [22] The companion has an apparent magnitude of 9.3. [23] The Kappa Tucanae system shines with a combined apparent magnitude of 4.25, and is located around 68 light-years from the Solar System. [24]
English: Globular cluster 47 Tucanae. This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows a globular cluster known as NGC 104 — or, more commonly, 47 Tucanae, since it is part of the constellation of Tucana (The Toucan) in the southern sky. After Omega Centauri it is the brightest globular cluster in the night sky, hosting tens of thousands of ...
Caldwell 106 (C106), the designation for globular cluster of 47 Tucanae located in the constellation Tucana. C-106 Loadmaster, a prototype World War II twin-engined transport aircraft built by Cessna for the United States Army Air Forces; CC-106 Yukon, the Royal Canadian Air Force designation for the Canadair CL-44; Pahang State Route C106 ...
47 Tucanae (NGC 104) is visible to the right of the Small Magellanic Cloud. The SMC contains a central bar structure, and astronomers speculate that it was once a barred spiral galaxy that was disrupted by the Milky Way to become somewhat irregular. [18]
First light with the full mirror was declared on 1 September 2005, with 1-arc-second resolution images of globular cluster 47 Tucanae, open cluster NGC 6152, spiral galaxy NGC 6744, and the Lagoon Nebula. [6] The official opening by President Thabo Mbeki took place during the inauguration ceremony on 10 November 2005. [7]
“The 47’s” star Eduard Fernández scored best actor, but for another film, Holocaust victim imposter drama “Marco,” directed by Aitor Arregi and Jon Garaño. Eduard Sola nabbed best ...
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