A CLASH of galaxies

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esahubble_potw1708b February 20th, 2017

Credit: ESA/Hubble, NASA

This cluster of galaxies, RX J1347.51145, was observed by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope as part of the Cluster Lensing And Supernova survey with Hubble (CLASH). The cluster is one of most massive known galaxy clusters in the Universe. Link Hubble Picture of the Week

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/potw1708b/

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
RX J1347.51145
Subject - Distant Universe
Galaxy > Grouping > Cluster
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Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 13h 47m 31.6s
DEC = -11° 45’ 9.7”
Orientation
North is 130.7° CW
Field of View
2.7 x 2.2 arcminutes
Constellation
Virgo

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red Hubble (ACS) Optical (z) 850.0 nm
Red Hubble (ACS) Optical (I) 814.0 nm
Yellow Hubble (ACS) Optical (i) 775.0 nm
Green Hubble (ACS) Optical (r) 625.0 nm
Luminosity Hubble (WFC3) Infrared (J) 1.1 µm
Red Hubble (WFC3) Infrared (H short) 1.6 µm
Red Hubble (WFC3) Infrared (J) 1.1 µm
Cyan Hubble (ACS) Optical (V) 606.0 nm
Blue Hubble (ACS) Optical (g) 475.0 nm
Blue Hubble (ACS) Optical (B) 435.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Red
Red
Yellow
Green
Luminosity
Red
Red
Cyan
Blue
Blue
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ID
potw1708b
Subject Category
D.5.5.3  
Subject Name
RX J1347.51145
Credits
ESA/Hubble, NASA
Release Date
2017-02-20T06:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/potw1708b/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
ACS, ACS, ACS, ACS, WFC3, WFC3, WFC3, ACS, ACS, ACS
Color Assignment
Red, Red, Yellow, Green, Luminosity, Red, Red, Cyan, Blue, Blue
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical, Infrared, Infrared, Infrared, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
z, I, i, r, J, H short, J, V, g, B
Central Wavelength
850, 814, 775, 625, 1100, 1600, 1100, 606, 475, 435
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
206.881790126, -11.7527082708
Reference Dimension
5326.0, 4404.0
Reference Pixel
2663.0, 2202.0
Scale
-8.33087151585e-06, 8.33087151585e-06
Rotation
-130.68000000000006
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
potw1708b
Metadata Date
2017-02-13T11:48:42+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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