Hubble image archive
Compass and Scale Image for Abell 1689 (Hubble ACS/WFC)
CreditsNASA, ESA, E. Jullo (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), P. Natarajan (Yale University), and J.-P. Kneib (Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille, CNRS, France)
- Date
- Jan 1, 2010
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2010-26-2757-image
Credits
NASA, ESA, E. Jullo (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), P. Natarajan (Yale University), and J.-P. Kneib (Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille, CNRS, France)Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | Abell 1689 |
| Object Description | Galaxy Cluster |
| R.A. Position | 13h 11m 29.5s |
| Dec. Position | -1° 20' 17.01" |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | The distance to the lensing cluster is 2.2 billion light-years (675 megaparsecs). The distance to the lensed galaxy is about 12.8 billion light-years. |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | ACS/WFC data of Abell 1689 were observed with the HST proposal : H. Ford and N. Benitez (Johns Hopkins University), and T. Broadhurst (Tel Aviv University). The science team for this release includes: E. Jullo (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), P. Natarajan (Yale University), J.-P. Kneib (Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille, CNRS, France), A. D'Aloisio (Yale University), M. Limousin (Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille and University of Copenhagen, Denmark), J. Richard (Durham University, U.K.), and C. Schimd (Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille, CNRS, France). |
| Instrument | June 12-21, 2002 Exposure Time: 10.5 hours |
| Exposure Dates | June 12-21, 2002, Exposure Time: 10.5 hours |
| Filters | F475W (g) F775W (i) F850LP (z) |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | This image is a composite of separate exposures acquired by the ACS instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). Several 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: Blue: Dark Matter Map + F475W (g) Green: F775W (i) Red: F850LP (z) |
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