The most remote mature cluster of galaxies yet found

Esahubble_ann1105a_1024

esahubble_ann1105a March 9th, 2011

Credit: NASA, ESA, R. Gobat (Laboratoire AIM-Paris-Saclay, CEA/DSM-CNRS–Université Paris Diderot)

This image from the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) onboard the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows CL J1449+0856, the most distant mature cluster of galaxies found. The image was taken in infrared light, with colour data added from ESOs Very Large Telescope and NAOJs Subaru Telescope.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/ann1105a/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
CL J1449+0856
Subject - Distant Universe
Galaxy > Grouping > Cluster
Esahubble_ann1105a_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 14h 49m 14.4s
DEC = 8° 56’ 17.5”
Orientation
North is 35.1° CW
Field of View
0.9 x 0.8 arcminutes
Constellation
Bootes

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Grayscale Hubble (NICMOS) Infrared (Near-IR) 1.6 µm
Colour information added from VLT and Subaru observations. The NICMOS image was taken through a single filter.
Spectrum_base
Grayscale
Esahubble_ann1105a_1280
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ID
ann1105a
Subject Category
D.5.5.3  
Subject Name
CL J1449+0856
Credits
NASA, ESA, R. Gobat (Laboratoire AIM-Paris-Saclay, CEA/DSM-CNRS–Université Paris Diderot)
Release Date
2011-03-09T10:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/ann1105a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
NICMOS
Color Assignment
Grayscale
Band
Infrared
Bandpass
Near-IR
Central Wavelength
1600
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
C
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
222.309819423, 8.93820471929
Reference Dimension
512.0, 485.0
Reference Pixel
256.0, 242.5
Scale
-2.77888764251e-05, 2.77888764251e-05
Rotation
-35.079999999999991
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
ann1105a
Metadata Date
2011-03-03T11:59:29+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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Detailed color mapping information coming soon...

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