MS1054-0321

Stsci_1998-26d_1024

stsci_1998-26d August 19th, 1998

Credit: HST Megan Donahue (STSCI) Ground

The image is a color composite taken by ground-based and X-ray observatories showing the entire galaxy cluster surrounded by background and foreground galaxies. The blue color in the center of the image represents the huge amount of hot gas that fills the space between the galaxies in the cluster.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

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

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

Image Use Policy: http://hubblesite.org/copyright/

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Image Details Image Details

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

Distance Details Distance

Universescale3
8,000,000,000 light years
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Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 10h 57m 1.6s
DEC = -3° 36’ 47.9”
Orientation
North is 11.0° CCW
Field of View
4.7 x 4.7 arcminutes
Constellation
Leo

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Rosat Satellite (High Resolution Imager) X-ray -
Blue Rosat Satellite (High Resolution Imager) X-ray -
Red University of Hawaii 88-inch telescope Infrared (Near-IR) 800.0 nm
Spectrum_xray1w
Red
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ID
1998-26d
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
Rosat Satellite, Rosat Satellite, University of Hawaii 88-inch telescope
Instrument
High Resolution Imager, High Resolution Imager, -
Color Assignment
Blue, Blue, Red
Band
X-ray, X-ray, Infrared
Bandpass
-, -, Near-IR
Central Wavelength
-, -, 800
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
2000.0
Reference Value
164.25660498111, -3.61330776194
Reference Dimension
1125.00, 1125.00
Reference Pixel
371.24278735706, 688.28335122162
Scale
-0.00007001708, 0.00007001708
Rotation
11.01668019160
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 1134.99 1352.47 496.31 599.41 1053.43 1416.57 468.98 629.96 964.01 1407.85 434.81 632.55 1185.38 1498.36 526.67 653.09 1158.12 1245.36 497.06 555.97 Center Pixel Coordinates: 562.50 164.24490377621 562.50 -3.62417356871
Creator (Curator)
STScI
URL
http://hubblesite.org
Name
Space Telescope Science Institute Office of Public Outreach
Email
outreach@stsci.edu
Telephone
410-338-4444
Address
3700 San Martin Drive
City
Baltimore
State/Province
MD
Postal Code
21218
Country
USA
Rights
http://hubblesite.org/copyright/
Publisher
STScI
Publisher ID
stsci
Resource ID
STSCI-H-p9826d-f-1125x1125.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p9826d-f-1125x1125.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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