Mass map of galaxy cluster MCS J0416.12403 using strong and weak lensing

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esahubble_heic1416c July 24th, 2014

Credit: ESA/Hubble, NASA, HST Frontier Fields Acknowledgement: Mathilde Jauzac (Durham University, UK and Astrophysics & Cosmology Research Unit, South Africa) and Jean-Paul Kneib (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland)

This image shows the galaxy MCS J0416.12403, one of six clusters targeted by the Hubble Frontier Fields programme. The varying intensity of blue hazein this image is a mass map created by using new Hubble observations combined with the magnifying power of a process known as gravitational lensing. Strong lensing gives a much more precise indication of the mass at the clusters core whilst weak lensing provides valuable information about the mass surrounding the cluster core.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1416c/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
MACS J0416.1-2403
Subject - Distant Universe
Galaxy > Grouping > Cluster
Esahubble_heic1416c_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 4h 16m 8.7s
DEC = -24° 4’ 28.4”
Orientation
North is 23.1° CCW
Field of View
3.4 x 3.2 arcminutes
Constellation
Eridanus

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Hubble (ACS) Optical (B) 435.0 nm
Green Hubble (ACS) Optical (G) 606.0 nm
Red Hubble (ACS) Infrared (I) 814.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Blue
Green
Red
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ID
heic1416c
Subject Category
D.5.5.3  
Subject Name
MACS J0416.1-2403
Credits
ESA/Hubble, NASA, HST Frontier Fields Acknowledgement: Mathilde Jauzac (Durham University, UK and Astrophysics & Cosmology Research Unit, South Africa) and Jean-Paul Kneib (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland)
Release Date
2014-07-24T16:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1416c/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
ACS, ACS, ACS
Color Assignment
Blue, Green, Red
Band
Optical, Optical, Infrared
Bandpass
B, G, I
Central Wavelength
435, 606, 814
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
64.0363854721, -24.0745493679
Reference Dimension
6753.0, 6484.0
Reference Pixel
3376.5, 3242.0
Scale
-8.33605987201e-06, 8.33605987201e-06
Rotation
23.080000000000016
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
heic1416c
Metadata Date
2014-07-16T15:22:24+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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