Wide-field view of the Virgo cluster of galaxies (ground-based image)

Esahubble_heic0815i_1024

esahubble_heic0815i August 5th, 2008

Credit: NASA, ESA, and the Digitized Sky SurveyAcknowledgment: Z. Levay (STScI) and D. De Martin (ESA/Hubble)

Virgo cluster of galaxies image taken with the Palomar Observatory 48-inch Schmidt telescope as part of the Digitized Sky Survey.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic0815i/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Virgo Cluster
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Grouping > Cluster
Esahubble_heic0815i_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 12h 30m 53.3s
DEC = 12° 29’ 0.3”
Orientation
North is 0.8° CCW
Field of View
6.4 x 6.4 degrees
Constellation
Virgo

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red DSS (None) Infrared (I) -
Blue DSS (None) Optical (B) -
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ID
heic0815i
Subject Category
C.5.5.3  
Subject Name
Virgo Cluster
Credits
NASA, ESA, and the Digitized Sky SurveyAcknowledgment: Z. Levay (STScI) and D. De Martin (ESA/Hubble)
Release Date
2008-08-05T15:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic0815i/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Distance in light years to Virgo cluster.
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
187.722245808, 12.4834267231
Reference Dimension
15205.0, 15139.0
Reference Pixel
7602.5, 7569.5
Scale
-0.000419802529204, 0.000419802529204
Rotation
0.81999999999999984
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
heic0815i
Metadata Date
2008-07-31T12:34:57-04:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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