Telescopes Unveil View Of Remote, Massive Galaxy Cluster

Esahubble_opo9826c_1024

esahubble_opo9826c August 19th, 1998

Credit: Megan Donahue (STScI)

This image, taken by the Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2, shows a clearer view of the galaxies in the heart of the cluster. The width of this massive cluster is a few million light-years.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9826c/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, None, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
MS1054-0321
Subject - General
Galaxy > Grouping > Cluster
Esahubble_opo9826c_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 10h 56m 59.6s
DEC = -3° 37’ 23.8”
Orientation
North is 10.6° CCW
Field of View
1.2 x 1.2 arcminutes
Constellation
Leo

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Luminosity Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (I) 814.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Luminosity
Esahubble_opo9826c_1280
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ID
opo9826c
Subject Category
E.5.5.3  
Subject Name
MS1054-0321
Credits
Megan Donahue (STScI)
Release Date
1998-08-19T06:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9826c/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
WFPC2
Color Assignment
Luminosity
Band
Optical
Bandpass
I
Central Wavelength
814
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
None
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
164.24815716, -3.62328738797
Reference Dimension
732.0, 722.0
Reference Pixel
366.0, 361.0
Scale
-2.76494271015e-05, 2.76494271015e-05
Rotation
10.639999999999999
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
None
Postal Code
D-85748
Country
Germany
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
ESA/Hubble
Publisher ID
esahubble
Resource ID
opo9826c
Metadata Date
2003-12-09T17:51:32+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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