Hubble image archive
Composite Image of Galaxy Cluster MS 0735
CreditsHubble and Chandra Image: NASA, ESA, CXC, STScI, and B. McNamara (University of Waterloo); Very Large Array Telescope Image: NRAO, and L. Birzan and team (Ohio University)
- Date
- Jan 1, 2006
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2006-51-2012-image
Credits
Hubble and Chandra Image: NASA, ESA, CXC, STScI, and B. McNamara (University of Waterloo);Very Large Array Telescope Image: NRAO, and L. Birzan and team (Ohio University)
Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | MS 0735.6+7421, Galaxy Cluster MS 0735 |
| Object Description | Galaxy Cluster |
| R.A. Position | 07h 41m 50.2s |
| Dec. Position | 74° 14' 51.0" |
| Constellation | Camelopardalis |
| Distance | About 2.6 billion light years |
| Dimensions | 4 arcminutes (3 million light-years or 900 kiloparsecs) wide |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | This image was created from HST data from the following proposal : B. McNamara (Ohio University), M. Wise (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), and P. Nulsen (Harvard-Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory). |
| Instrument | HST>ACS/WFC, CXO>ACIS, and VLA>"A" Configuration |
| Exposure Dates | February 1, 2006 (HST), November 30, 2003 (CXO), and October 24, 2004 (VLA) |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | This image is a composite of many separate exposures made by several different instruments from the three missions listed above. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic image. In this case, the assigned colors are: Blue (CXO): X-ray Yellow-green (HST): visible Red (VLA): radio |
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