Hubble view of Abell 2744 Pandoras Cluster

esahubble_heic1111c June 22nd, 2011

Credit: NASA, ESA and D. Coe (STScI)/J. Merten (Heidelberg/Bologna)

This Hubble image, taken by the Advanced Camera for Surveys, shows the central part of merging galaxy cluster Abell 2744, nicknamed Pandoras Cluster. This remarkable object seems to be the result of the collision of at least four separate galaxy clusters.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1111c/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: Abell 2744
Subject - Distant Universe: Galaxy > Grouping > Cluster

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 0h 14m 19.9s; DEC = -30° 23’ 31.5”
Orientation: North is 24.9° CW
Field of View: 3.1 x 4.4 arcminutes
Constellation: Sculptor

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
Hubble (ACS)	Optical (B)	435.0 nm
Hubble (ACS)	Optical (V)	606.0 nm
Hubble (ACS)	Optical (I)	814.0 nm

ID: heic1111c
Subject Category: D.5.5.3
Subject Name: Abell 2744
Credits: NASA, ESA and D. Coe (STScI)/J. Merten (Heidelberg/Bologna)

Release Date: 2011-06-22T15:00:00
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Reference Url: http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1111c/

Type: Observation
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Distance Notes

Facility: Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument: ACS, ACS, ACS
Color Assignment: Blue, Green, Red

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: B, V, I
Central Wavelength: 435, 606, 814

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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 3.58311216416, -30.3920923782
Reference Dimension: 3662.0, 5253.0

Reference Pixel: 1831.0, 2626.5
Scale: -1.38853398456e-05, 1.38853398456e-05
Rotation: -24.859999999999992
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Creator (Curator): ESA/Hubble
URL: http://www.spacetelescope.org/
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Address: Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City: Garching bei München
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Postal Code: D-85748
Country: Germany
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: ESA/Hubble
Publisher ID: esahubble
Resource ID: heic1111c

Resource URL: http://www.spacetelescope.org/static/archives/images/original/heic1111c.tif
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Metadata Date: 2011-05-09T14:53:09+02:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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