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FRB 20220610A Compass Image
A Hubble Space Telescope image of the host galaxy of an exceptionally powerful fast radio burst, FRB 20220610A. Hubble's sensitivity and sharpness reveals a compact group of multiple galaxies that may be in the process of merging. They existed when the universe was only 5 billion...
- Date
- Jan 10, 2024
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2024-001-01hk5hx6qze26s2ggqb4xxyv4t
A Hubble Space Telescope image of the host galaxy of an exceptionally powerful fast radio burst, FRB 20220610A. Hubble's sensitivity and sharpness reveals a compact group of multiple galaxies that may be in the process of merging. They existed when the universe was only 5 billion years old. FRB 20220610A was first detected on June 10, 2022, by the Australian Square Kilometer Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) radio telescope in Western Australia. The European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope in Chile confirmed that the FRB came from a distant place.
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NASA, ESA, STScI, Alexa Gordon (Northwestern), Joseph DePasquale (STScI)
Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | FRB 20220610A |
| Object Description | Fast Radio Burst in a Compact Galaxy Group |
| R.A. Position | 23:24:17.59 |
| Dec. Position | 23:24:17.59 |
| Constellation | Piscis Austrinus |
| Distance | 7.886 billion light-years (z=1.017) |
| Dimensions | Image is 1.6 arcmin across (about 3.7 million light-years) |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | This image was created with Hubble data from proposal: (A. Gordon). Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI) |
| Instrument | WFC3 |
| Exposure Dates | 26 April and 10 June 2023 |
| Filters | F606W, F160W |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | These images are a composite of separate exposures acquired by the Hubble Space Telescope using the WFC3 instrument. Two filters were used to sample broad wavelength ranges. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic (grayscale) image associated with an individual filter. In this case, the assigned colors are: Orange: F160W, Cyan: F606W |
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