Galaxy cluster Abell 370

Eso_eso9857c_1024

eso_eso9857c November 26th, 1998

Credit: ESO

This is a composite colour image of the Abell 370 cluster of galaxies. The light of a very distant object is deformed by the foreground cluster. Abell 370, at the center of the photo, contains a large number of galaxies — most of them are ellipticals. The two brightest red galaxies slightly above the gravitational arc are the most massive in the cluster and give an important contribution to the lensing event.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso9857c/

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 Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Abell 370
Subject - Distant Universe
Galaxy > Grouping > Cluster
Eso_eso9857c_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 2h 39m 50.5s
DEC = -1° 35’ 7.9”
Orientation
North is 0.2° CCW
Field of View
3.6 x 3.4 arcminutes
Constellation
Cetus

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red VLT (FORS1) Optical (657) -
Green VLT (FORS1) Optical (B) -
Blue VLT (FORS1) Ultraviolet (U) -
Eso_eso9857c_1280
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ID
eso9857c
Subject Category
D.5.5.3  
Subject Name
Abell 370
Credits
ESO
Release Date
1998-11-26T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso9857c/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope
Instrument
FORS1, FORS1, FORS1
Color Assignment
Red, Green, Blue
Band
Optical, Optical, Ultraviolet
Bandpass
657, B, U
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
39.960504, -1.585536
Reference Dimension
2876.0, 2772.0
Reference Pixel
2033.75363977, 565.673298341
Scale
-2.067898e-05, 2.067898e-05
Rotation
0.17016824546
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
European Southern Observatory
URL
http://www.eso.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
European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID
eso
Resource ID
eso9857c
Resource URL
https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso9857c.tif
Related Resources
Metadata Date
2009-01-08T13:15:35+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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