Discovery x-Ray image of the distant cluster

Reproduction of the XMM-Newton observations of the nearby active galaxy NGC7314 (bright object in the centre) from which the newly found distant cluster (white box) was serendipitously identified. The circular field-of-view of XMM-Newton is half-a-degree in diameter, or about the same angular size as the Full Moon. The inset shows the diffuse X-ray emission from the distant cluster XMMU J2235.3-2557.

Credit:

ESO

Over de afbeelding

Id:eso0506a
Type:Collage
Publicatiedatum:2 maart 2005
Gerelateerde berichten:eso0506
Grootte:2149 x 1962 px

Over het object

Naam:XMMU J2235.3-2557
Type:Early Universe : Galaxy : Grouping : Cluster
Afstand:z=1.39 (roodverschuiving)
Categorie:Galaxy Clusters

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