Gigantic structure of galaxies

Eso_eso0941c_1024

eso_eso0941c November 3rd, 2009

Credit: ESO/Subaru/National Astronomical Observatory of Japan/M. Tanaka

This image, obtained with the Subaru Telescope, operated by the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan was used by a team of astronomers, led by Masayuki Tanaka from the European Southern Observatory (ESO), to uncover a gigantic, previously unknown assembly of galaxies located almost seven billion light-years away from us. This structure was confirmed by further observations made using ESO’s Very Large Telescope and Subaru. It is the first observation of such a prominent galaxy structure in the distant Universe, providing further insight into the cosmic web and how it formed.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0941c/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Galaxy cluster
Subject - Distant Universe
Galaxy > Grouping > Cluster
Eso_eso0941c_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 0h 18m 46.5s
DEC = 16° 30’ 52.2”
Orientation
North is 1.6° CW
Field of View
0.9 x 1.0 degrees
Constellation
Pisces

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Subaru (Suprime-Cam) (i) 770.9 nm
Subaru (Suprime-Cam) (V) 549.3 nm
Spectrum_base
Eso_eso0941c_1280
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ID
eso0941c
Subject Category
D.5.5.3  
Subject Name
Galaxy cluster
Credits
ESO/Subaru/National Astronomical Observatory of Japan/M. Tanaka
Release Date
2009-11-03T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0941c/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Subaru Telescope, Subaru Telescope
Instrument
Suprime-Cam, Suprime-Cam
Color Assignment
Band
Bandpass
i, V
Central Wavelength
770.9, 549.3
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
4.69380235661, 16.514497098
Reference Dimension
1280.0, 1525.0
Reference Pixel
678.0, 838.0
Scale
-0.00067431257963, 0.00067431257963
Rotation
-1.57078627274
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
eso0941c
Metadata Date
2009-11-02T10:57:58+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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