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News Release 39 of 61

April 9, 1998 12:00 AM (EDT)

News Release Number: STScI-1998-16

Hubble Finds That Even Massive Stars Just Fade Away

Technical facts about this news release:

About the Object

Object Name:	NGC 1818
Object Description:	Rich star cluster
Constellation:	Dorado
Diameter:	7 arc minutes
Magnitude:	9.7
Distance:	164,000 light-years
Age:	40 million years

About the Data

Exposure Date(s):

December 1995

About the Image

Wavelength:	Natural color reconstruction from three filters (I,B,U)
Field of view:	100 light-years, 2.2 arc minutes