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Lensed Supernova in Abell 370 Compass Image
The compass graphic points to the object’s orientation on the celestial sphere. North points to the north celestial pole which currently lies near the star, Polaris, in the circumpolar constellation Ursa Minor. The object is observed at visible light wavelengths, the colors corre...
- Date
- Jan 1, 2022
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2022-054-01ggt9wp4x1pt72dm4s96vdf03
The compass graphic points to the object’s orientation on the celestial sphere. North points to the north celestial pole which currently lies near the star, Polaris, in the circumpolar constellation Ursa Minor. The object is observed at visible light wavelengths, the colors corresponding to the true emission of light from stars, galaxies and ionized gases.
Credits
Science
NASA, ESA, STScI, Wenlei Chen (UMN), Patrick Kelly (UMN)
Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | Abell 370 |
| Object Description | Galaxy Cluster and Gratationally Lensed Supernova |
| R.A. Position | 02:39:55.29 |
| Dec. Position | -01:33:51.50 |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Distance | 4 billion light-years |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | These data are from the HST proposals 11108 (PI: E. Hu, University of Hawaii), 11507 (PI: K. Noll, GSFC), 11591 (PI: J.-P. Kneib, Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille), 13459 (PI: T. Treu, UCLA), 13790 (PI: S. Rodney, JHU), 14038 (PI: J. Lotz, STScI), and 14216 (R. Kirshner, Harvard University). |
| Instrument | HST>ACS/WFC and HST>WFC3/IR |
| Exposure Dates | September 2009 - February 2015 |
| Filters | ACS/WFC: F435W, F606W, and F814W; WFC3/IR: F105W, F125W, F140W, and F160W |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | Blue: F435W + F606W Green: F814W + F105W Red: F125W + F140W + F160W |
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