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Compass and Scale Image of MACS J1149+2223
CreditsNASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI)
- Date
- Jan 1, 2012
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2012-31-3077-image
Credits
NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI)Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | MACS J1149+2223 |
| Object Description | Galaxy Cluster/Gravitational Lens and z=9.6 Galaxy Candidate |
| R.A. Position | 11h 49m 35.5s |
| Dec. Position | 22° 24' 4.21" |
| Constellation | Leo |
| Distance | The distance to the cluster is 5.3 billion light-years (1.6 billion parsecs or redshift z = 0.544). The distance to the lensed source is 13.2 billion light-years (4 billion parsecs or redshift z = 9.6). |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | The image was created from Hubble data from proposals : PI: H. Ebeling (University of Hawaii); and 12068: PI: M. Postman (STScI). |
| Instrument | HST>ACS/WFC and HST>WFC3/IR |
| Exposure Dates | 2004, 2010, and 2011, Exposure Time: 11.3 hours |
| Filters | ACS/WFC F435W (B), F475W (g), F555W (V), F606W (V), F625W (r), F775W (I), F814W (I), and F850LP (z) WFC3/IR F105W (Y), F110W (YJ), F125W (J), F140W (JH), and F160W(H) |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | This image is a composite of separate exposures acquired by the ACS and WFC3 instruments. Several filters were used to sample various wavelengths. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic (grayscale) image associated: Blue: ACS/WFC F435W (B) + F475W (g) + F555W (V) Green: ACS/WFC F606W (V) + F625W (r) + F775W (I) + Red: ACS/WFC F814W (I) + F850LP (z) + WFC3/IR F105W (Y) + F110W (YJ) + F125W (J) + F140W (JH) + F160W(H) |
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