Galaxy Cluster 0024+1654 as a Gravitational Lens

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esahubble_opo9610a April 24th, 1996

Credit: W.N. Colley and E. Turner (Princeton University), J.A. Tyson (Bell Labs, Lucent Technologies) and NASA/ESA

This Hubble Space Telescope image shows several blue, loop-shaped objects that actually are multiple images of the same galaxy. They have been duplicated by the gravitational lens of the cluster of yellow, elliptical and spiral galaxies - called 0024+1654 - near the photograph's center.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9610a/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
0024+1654
Subject - Distant Universe
Galaxy > Type > Gravitationally Lensed
Galaxy > Grouping > Cluster
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 0h 26m 35.8s
DEC = 17° 9’ 35.0”
Orientation
North is 12.8° CW
Field of View
1.3 x 1.3 arcminutes
Constellation
Pisces

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (R) -
Green Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (Pseudogreen (B+R)) -
Blue Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (B) -
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ID
opo9610a
Subject Category
D.5.1.8   D.5.5.3  
Subject Name
0024+1654
Credits
W.N. Colley and E. Turner (Princeton University), J.A. Tyson (Bell Labs, Lucent Technologies) and NASA/ESA
Release Date
1996-04-24T06:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9610a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Redshift distance from NED
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2
Color Assignment
Red, Green, Blue
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
R, Pseudogreen (B+R), B
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
6.64899283219, 17.1597154946
Reference Dimension
800.0, 800.0
Reference Pixel
400.0, 400.0
Scale
-2.74691730205e-05, 2.74691730205e-05
Rotation
-12.78
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
opo9610a
Metadata Date
2003-12-09T17:46:01+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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Detailed color mapping information coming soon...

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