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Galaxy group COSMOS-Gr30

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eso_potw1746b November 13th, 2017

Credit: ESO/T. Contini (IRAP, Toulouse), B. Epinat (LAM, Marseille)

This image shows a dense region of a galaxy group called COSMOS-Gr30, 6.5 billion light-years away from Earth. The observations were made using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. Links Slider comparison of the galaxy group COSMOS-Gr30 seen with Hubble and MUSE COSMOS-Gr30 seen with MUSE

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw1746b/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: COSMOS-Gr30
Subject - Distant Universe: Galaxy

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Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 10h 0m 35.2s; DEC = 2° 3’ 50.2”
Orientation: North is up
Field of View: 0.8 x 0.8 arcminutes
Constellation: Sextans

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Hubble (ACS)	Optical (I)	814.0 nm
	Hubble (ACS)	Optical (V)	606.0 nm

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Cyan

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ID: potw1746b
Subject Category: D.5
Subject Name: COSMOS-Gr30
Credits: ESO/T. Contini (IRAP, Toulouse), B. Epinat (LAM, Marseille)

Release Date: 2017-11-13T06:00:00
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Reference Url: https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw1746b/

Type: Observation
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Distance Notes

Facility: Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument: ACS, ACS
Color Assignment: Orange, Cyan

Band: Optical, Optical
Bandpass: I, V
Central Wavelength: 814, 606

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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 150.146521512, 2.06394972546
Reference Dimension: 1575.0, 1575.0

Reference Pixel: 787.5, 787.5
Scale: -8.33868784128e-06, 8.33868784128e-06
Rotation: -0
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Creator (Curator): European Southern Observatory
URL: http://www.eso.org
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Address: Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City: Garching bei München
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Postal Code: D-85748
Country: Germany
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID: eso
Resource ID: potw1746b

Resource URL: https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/potw1746b.tif
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Metadata Date: 2023-10-11T09:20:06.920032
Metadata Version: 1.1

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