Newly discovered gravitational lens system RXS J1131-1231

Eso_eso0321a_1024

eso_eso0321a July 16th, 2003

Credit: ESO

Image of the newly discovered gravitational lens system RXS J1131-1231 recorded by the EFOSC2 instrument on the ESO 3.6-m telescope (left panel). Deconvolution ("image sharpening", right panel) allows a better view of the four star-like components (the four images of the same distant quasar), the Einstein ring (the elongated image of the quasar's host galaxy) and the lensing galaxy (the central bright diffuse image).

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0321a/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Type
Observation
Object Name
RXS J1131-1231
Subject - Distant Universe
Galaxy > Type > Gravitationally Lensed

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red ESO-3.6m (EFOSC2) -
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ID
eso0321a
Subject Category
D.5.1.8  
Subject Name
RXS J1131-1231
Credits
ESO
Release Date
2003-07-16T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0321a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
ESO 3.6-metre telescope
Instrument
EFOSC2
Color Assignment
Red
Band
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
1912.0, 967.0
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
Quality
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
European Southern Observatory
URL
http://www.eso.org/
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City
Garching bei München
State/Province
Postal Code
D-85748
Country
Germany
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID
eso
Resource ID
eso0321a
Resource URL
https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso0321a.tif
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Metadata Date
2016-07-18T15:00:24+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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