Abell 2744, Radio Only

nrao_Gallery_nrao17df08b

Credit: Pearce et al., NRAO/AUI/NSF

Radio-only image of Abell 2744 region, showing radio-emitting features caused by subatomic particles accelerated to high speeds by the collisions of giant clusters of galaxies.

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 18.8s; DEC = -30° 23’ 9.9”
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

ID: Gallery_nrao17df08b
Subject Category: C.5.5.3
Subject Name: Abell 2744
Credits: Pearce et al., NRAO/AUI/NSF

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
Instrument
Color Assignment: Red, Yellow

Band: Radio, Radio
Bandpass: S+L, S+L
Central Wavelength: 1.1982026959560658, 1.1982026959560658

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Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value: 3.578269433, -30.38607626
Reference Dimension: 780, 689

Reference Pixel: 390, 344
Scale: 0.00040523636349222, 0.00041349307119621
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Coordinate System Projection:

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Notes

Creator (Curator): NRAO/AUI/NSF
URL: https://public.nrao.edu
Name: NRAO/AUI/NSF
Email: outreach@nrao.edu

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Address: 520 Edgemont Road
City: Charlottesville
State/Province: Virginia

Postal Code: 22903
Country: USA
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/)

Publisher: NRAO/AUI/NSF
Publisher ID: nrao
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Resource URL: /image/nrao/Gallery_nrao17df08b
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Metadata Date: 2018-05-16T11:18:25-04:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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4,000,000,000 light years