Wide-field image of the Spiderweb galaxy (ground-based image)

This image is a colour composite made from exposures from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2). The field of view is 2.8 x 2.9 degrees.

Credit:

Digitized Sky Survey 2 and ESA/Hubble. ESA/Hubble and Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin (ESA/Hubble ).

About the Image

Id:eso1431d
Type:Observation
Release date:29 March 2023, 17:00
Related releases:eso2304, eso1431
Size:9823 x 10369 px

About the Object

Name:Spiderweb Galaxy
Type:Unspecified : Galaxy : Grouping : Cluster
Constellation:Hydra
Category:Cosmology

Image Formats

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Coordinates

Position (RA):11 40 50.47
Position (Dec):-26° 29' 27.00"
Field of view:165.12 x 174.30 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 0.7° right of vertical

Colours & filters

BandTelescope
Optical
B
Digitized Sky Survey 2
Optical
R
Digitized Sky Survey 2