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Lenticular Galaxy in the Coma Cluster with Numerous Background Galaxies, a Detail of a Larger Hubble Image

CreditsNASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)

Date
Jan 1, 2008
Mission
Hubble Space Telescope
Archive ID
hubblesite-images-2008-24-2362-image
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Credits

NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)

Image Details

About The Object
Object NameComa Cluster, Abell 1656, RB67 110
Object DescriptionGalaxy Cluster
R.A. Position12h 59m 48.72s
Dec. Position27° 58' 50.48"
ConstellationComa Berenices
Distance300 million light-years or 90 million parsecs
About The Data
Data DescriptionHST Proposal: D. Carter (Liverpool John Moores University) and collaborators.
InstrumentHST>ACS/WFC
Exposure DatesNovember, 2006 - January, 2007, Exposure Time: 12 hours
FiltersF475W (SDSS g), F814W (I)
About The Image
Color InfoThe image is a composite of several separate exposures made by the ACS instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope. Two filters were used to sample broad wavelength ranges in the yellow and near infrared. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic image. In this case, the assigned colors are: Cyan: F475W (SDSS g) Orange: F814W (I)

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