Galaxy Cluster MS1054-0321

stsci_1998-26c August 19th, 1998

Credit: HST Megan Donahue (STSCI) Ground

The image, taken by the Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2, shows a clearer view of the galaxies in the heart of the cluster. The width of this massive cluster is a few million light-years.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1998/news-1998-26

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: MS1054-0321
Subject - Distant Universe: Galaxy > Grouping > Cluster

Distance

8,000,000,000 light years

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 10h 57m 1.6s; DEC = -3° 36’ 47.9”
Orientation: North is 10.8° CCW
Field of View: 1.2 x 1.2 arcminutes
Constellation: Leo

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Hubble (WFPC2)	Infrared (I)	814.0 nm

ID: 1998-26c
Subject Category: D.5.5.3
Subject Name: MS1054-0321
Credits: HST Megan Donahue (STSCI) Ground

Release Date: 1998-08-19T00:00:00
Lightyears: 8,000,000,000
Redshift: 8,000,000,000
Reference Url: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1998/news-1998-26

Type: Observation
Image Quality: Good
Distance Notes: Distance in lightyears

Facility: Hubble
Instrument: WFPC2
Color Assignment

Band: Infrared
Bandpass: I
Central Wavelength: 814

Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: 2000.0
Reference Value: 164.25660498111, -3.61330776194
Reference Dimension: 732.00, 722.00

Reference Pixel: -2.19711006091, 666.26159976095
Scale: -0.00002719778, 0.00002719778
Rotation: 10.77184483029
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
FITS Header
Notes: World Coordinate System resolved using PinpointWCS 0.9.2 revision 218+ by the Chandra X-ray Center FITS X FITS Y EPO X EPO Y 1079.18 1364.82 263.00 487.00 1082.50 1259.67 247.00 383.00 1204.60 1374.01 389.00 472.00 1186.34 1498.59 394.76 601.96 1160.14 1330.73 337.01 438.03 Center Pixel Coordinates: 366.00 164.24817521917 361.00 -3.62338341107

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Publisher: STScI
Publisher ID: stsci
Resource ID: STSCI-H-p9826c-f-732x722.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p9826c-f-732x722.tif
Related Resources: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/1998/26

Metadata Date: 2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version: 1.2

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8,000,000,000 light years