Radio Relics in Cluster Abell 2744

nrao_Gallery_nrao17df08a

Credit: (NRAO/AUI/NSF) (NASA/CXC/ITA/INAF) (ESO) (NASA/STScI; NAOJ/Subaru)

Multi wavelength composite astronomical image using data from the Jansky Very Large Array, Chandra X-ray Observatory, and optical data from the VLT and Subaru Telescopes.

Provider: National Radio Astronomy Observatory

Image Source: https://public.nrao.edu/?post_type=release=9192

Curator: NRAO/AUI/NSF, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/)

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: Abell 2744
Subject - Local Universe: Galaxy > Grouping > Cluster

Distance

4,000,000,000 light years

Position Details

Position: RA = 0h 14m 17.8s; DEC = -30° 23’ 34.7”
Field of View: 19.4 x 17.1 arcminutes
Constellation: Sculptor

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
VLA	Radio (S+L)	1.1982026959560659 nm
VLA	Radio (S+L)	1.1982026959560659 nm
Chandra	X-ray	-
VLT	Optical (K)	-
Subaru	Optical (B+R+I+Z)	-
Subaru	Optical	-

ID: Gallery_nrao17df08a
Subject Category: C.5.5.3
Subject Name: Abell 2744
Credits: (NRAO/AUI/NSF) (NASA/CXC/ITA/INAF) (ESO) (NASA/STScI; NAOJ/Subaru)

Release Date
Lightyears: 4.0E+09
Redshift: 4.0E+09
Reference Url: https://public.nrao.edu/?post_type=release=9192

Type: Observation
Image Quality: Good
Distance Notes

Facility: VLA, VLA, Chandra, VLT, Subaru, Subaru
Instrument
Color Assignment: Red, Yellow, Blue, Grayscale, Full color, Full color

Band: Radio, Radio, X-ray, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: S+L, S+L, -, K, B+R+I+Z
Central Wavelength: 1.1982026959560658, 1.1982026959560658, -, -, -, -

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Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value: 3.574278203, -30.39297409
Reference Dimension: 780, 689

Reference Pixel: 390, 344
Scale: 0.00040523636349222, 0.00041349307119621
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Resource URL: /image/nrao/Gallery_nrao17df08a
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Metadata Date: 2018-05-16T09:37:43-04:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

Detailed color mapping information coming soon...

4,000,000,000 light years