Sunburst Arc 3

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esahubble_heic1920d November 7th, 2019

Credit: ESA/Hubble, NASA, Rivera-Thorsen et al.

This image, taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, shows one of four arcs formed of the light from the galaxy nicknamed the Sunburst Arc. Created by strong gravitational lensing, this bright arc of light shows at least one copy of the image of the galaxy several more copies are visible in the other three arcs.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://esahubble.org/images/heic1920d/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Baltimore, MD, United States

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
PSZ1 G311.65-18.48
Subject - Distant Universe
Cosmology > Phenomenon > Lensing
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Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 15h 49m 58.9s
DEC = -78° 11’ 30.7”
Orientation
North is 5.0° CCW
Field of View
0.2 x 0.3 arcminutes
Constellation
Apus

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red Hubble (WFC3) Infrared (H) 1.6 µm
Cyan Hubble (WFC3) Optical (V) 606.0 nm
Yellow Hubble (ACS) Optical (I) 814.0 nm
Blue Hubble (WFC3) Ultraviolet (UV) 275.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Red
Cyan
Yellow
Blue
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ID
heic1920d
Subject Category
D.6.2.1  
Subject Name
PSZ1 G311.65-18.48
Credits
ESA/Hubble, NASA, Rivera-Thorsen et al.
Release Date
2019-11-07T20:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://esahubble.org/images/heic1920d/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
WFC3, WFC3, ACS, WFC3
Color Assignment
Red, Cyan, Yellow, Blue
Band
Infrared, Optical, Optical, Ultraviolet
Bandpass
H, V, I, UV
Central Wavelength
1600, 606, 814, 275
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
None, None, None, None
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
237.495524983, -78.1918618713
Reference Dimension
444.0, 540.0
Reference Pixel
222.0, 270.0
Scale
-8.32609743834e-06, 8.32609743834e-06
Rotation
4.9600000000000071
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
ESA/Hubble
URL
https://esahubble.org
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
ESA Office, Space Telescope Science Institute, 3700 San Martin Dr
City
Baltimore
State/Province
MD
Postal Code
21218
Country
United States
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
ESA/Hubble
Publisher ID
esahubble
Resource ID
heic1920d
Metadata Date
2019-02-06T18:12:41+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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