Wide-field view of the Coma Galaxy Cluster (DSS2 excerpt, ground-based image)

Esahubble_heic0813e_1024

esahubble_heic0813e June 10th, 2008

Credit: NASA, ESA, and the Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin (ESA/Hubble)

A wide star field image of the region around the Coma Cluster (Abell 1656). The field-of-view is approximately 2.7 x 2.85 degrees.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic0813e/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Abell 1656
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Grouping > Cluster
Esahubble_heic0813e_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 13h 0m 2.0s
DEC = 28° 1’ 32.4”
Orientation
North is 0.3° CCW
Field of View
2.7 x 2.9 degrees
Constellation
Coma Berenices

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red DSS (None) Infrared (I) -
Blue DSS (None) Optical (B) -
Esahubble_heic0813e_1280
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ID
heic0813e
Subject Category
C.5.5.3  
Subject Name
Abell 1656
Credits
NASA, ESA, and the Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin (ESA/Hubble)
Release Date
2008-06-10T15:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic0813e/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
DSS, DSS
Instrument
None, None
Color Assignment
Red, Blue
Band
Infrared, Optical
Bandpass
I, B
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
195.00851892, 28.0256646158
Reference Dimension
9737.0, 10267.0
Reference Pixel
4868.5, 5133.5
Scale
-0.000280229875869, 0.000280229875869
Rotation
0.33999999999999991
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
ESA/Hubble
URL
http://www.spacetelescope.org/
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City
Garching bei München
State/Province
Postal Code
D-85748
Country
Germany
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
ESA/Hubble
Publisher ID
esahubble
Resource ID
heic0813e
Metadata Date
2008-06-06T16:55:06+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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