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'El Gordo' (Chandra X-ray)
CreditsNASA, ESA, J. Jee (University of California, Davis), J. Hughes (Rutgers University), F. Menanteau (Rutgers University and University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), C. Sifon (Leiden Observatory), R. Mandelbum (Carnegie Mellon University), L. Barrientos (Universidad Catolic...
- Date
- Jan 1, 2014
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2014-22-3362-image
Credits
NASA, ESA, J. Jee (University of California, Davis), J. Hughes (Rutgers University), F. Menanteau (Rutgers University and University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), C. Sifon (Leiden Observatory), R. Mandelbum (Carnegie Mellon University), L. Barrientos (Universidad Catolica de Chile), and K. Ng (University of California, Davis)Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | El Gordo, ACT-CL J0102-4915 |
| Object Description | Galaxy Cluster |
| R.A. Position | 01h 2m 52.99s |
| Dec. Position | -49° 15' 19.01" |
| Constellation | Phoenix |
| Distance | 9.7 billion light-years (3 billion parsecs) |
| About The Data | |
| Instrument | Chandra X-ray |
| Exposure Dates | 2012 |
| Filters | X-ray |
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