Hubble infrared image of the most remote mature cluster of galaxies yet found
This image from the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) onboard the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows CG J1449+0856, the most distant mature cluster of galaxies found. The image was taken in infrared light, with colour data added from ESO’s Very Large Telescope and the NAOJ’s Subaru Telescope.
Crédit:NASA, ESA, R. Gobat (Laboratoire AIM-Paris-Saclay, CEA/DSM-CNRS–Université Paris Diderot)
À propos de l'image
Identification: | eso1108b |
Type: | Observation |
Date de publication: | 9 mars 2011 10:00 |
Communiqués de presse en rapport: | eso1108 |
Taille: | 512 x 485 px |
À propos de l'objet
Nom: | ClG J1449+0856 |
Type: | Early Universe : Galaxy : Grouping : Supercluster |
Distance: | z=2.07 (redshift) |
Constellation: | Bootes |
Catégorie: | Galaxy Clusters |
Fonds d'écran
1024x768
147,3 Kio
1280x1024
208,5 Kio
1600x1200
260,9 Kio
1920x1200
275,1 Kio
2048x1536
347,3 Kio
Coordinates
Position (RA): | 14 49 14.29 |
Position (Dec): | 8° 56' 20.86" |
Field of view: | 0.86 x 0.81 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 35.0° right of vertical |
Couleurs & filtres
Domaine | Télescope |
---|---|
Infrarouge H | Hubble Space Telescope NICMOS |
Notes: Colour added using data collected from the ESO’s Very Large Telescope and the NAOJ’s Subaru Telescope.