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Cluster of galaxies RXCJ0937.9-2020

Eso_eso0419c_1024

eso_eso0419c June 3rd, 2004

Credit: ESO

Nearby galaxy group RXCJ0937.9-2020 at a redshift of z = 0.034. It is dominated by the massive elliptical galaxy seen at the top of the image. The photo covers only the southern part of this group. Such galaxy groups with typical masses of a few 1013 solar masses constitute the smallest objects included in the REFLEX catalogue. This image was obtained with the FORS1 multi-mode instrument on the ESO 8.2-m VLT Antu telescope.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0419c/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, 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: RXCJ0937.9-2020
Subject - Distant Universe: Galaxy > Grouping > Cluster

Eso_eso0419c_128

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 9h 38m 1.6s; DEC = -20° 20’ 36.7”
Orientation: North is 45.0° CCW
Field of View: 6.5 x 11.2 arcminutes
Constellation: Hydra

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	VLT (FORS1)	Optical (R)	-

Eso_eso0419c_1280

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ID: eso0419c
Subject Category: D.5.5.3
Subject Name: RXCJ0937.9-2020
Credits: ESO

Release Date: 2004-06-03T00:00:00
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Reference Url: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0419c/

Type: Observation
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Distance Notes

Facility: Very Large Telescope
Instrument: FORS1
Color Assignment: Red

Band: Optical
Bandpass: R
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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 144.506497, -20.343523
Reference Dimension: 2380.0, 4066.0

Reference Pixel: 1204.91372681, 3586.75656222
Scale: -4.585474e-05, 4.585474e-05
Rotation: 44.95527220162
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Creator (Curator): European Southern Observatory
URL: http://www.eso.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: European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID: eso
Resource ID: eso0419c

Resource URL: https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso0419c.tif
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Metadata Date: 2016-07-19T07:57:10+02:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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