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Varied Galaxy Types in the Coma Cluster, a Section of a Larger, Detailed Hubble Image
CreditsNASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
- Date
- Jan 1, 2008
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2008-24-2359-image
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NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | Coma Cluster, Abell 1656 |
| Object Description | Galaxy Cluster |
| R.A. Position | 12h 59m 48.72s |
| Dec. Position | 27° 58' 50.48" |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Distance | 300 million light-years or 90 million parsecs |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | HST Proposal: D. Carter (Liverpool John Moores University) and collaborators. |
| Instrument | HST>ACS/WFC |
| Exposure Dates | November, 2006 - January, 2007, Exposure Time: 12 hours |
| Filters | F475W (SDSS g), F814W (I) |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | The 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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