Galaxy Cluster MS1054-H

Stsci_1999-28b_1024

stsci_1999-28b July 15th, 1999

Credit: Pieter van Dokkum, Marijn Franx (University of Groningen/Leiden), ESA and NASA

A 1999 Hubble Space Telescope image of MS1054-03.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1999/news-1999-28

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
MS1054-03
Subject - Distant Universe
Galaxy > Grouping > Cluster

Distance Details Distance

Universescale3
8,000,000,000 light years
Stsci_1999-28b_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 10h 56m 54.6s
DEC = -3° 37’ 50.7”
Orientation
North is 1.0° CCW
Field of View
2.2 x 2.2 arcminutes
Constellation
Leo

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Cyan Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (R) 675.0 nm
Orange Hubble (WFPC2) Infrared (I) 814.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Cyan
Orange
Stsci_1999-28b_1280
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ID
1999-28b
Subject Category
D.5.5.3  
Subject Name
MS1054-03
Credits
Pieter van Dokkum, Marijn Franx (University of Groningen/Leiden), ESA and NASA
Release Date
1999-07-15T00:00:00
Lightyears
8,000,000,000
Redshift
8,000,000,000
Reference Url
https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1999/news-1999-28
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Distance in lightyears
Facility
Hubble, Hubble
Instrument
WFPC2, WFPC2
Color Assignment
Cyan, Orange
Band
Optical, Infrared
Bandpass
R, I
Central Wavelength
675, 814
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
2000.0
Reference Value
164.22764330472, -3.63076023722
Reference Dimension
1328.00, 1291.00
Reference Pixel
1466.61397568597, 499.58998108413
Scale
-0.00002801014, 0.00002801014
Rotation
0.98240876665
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 499.39 727.35 1190.37 747.91 489.73 795.93 1180.59 816.41 420.18 643.31 1108.11 666.34 299.44 686.78 988.39 710.51 200.91 571.83 887.26 596.68 95.63 623.99 782.46 649.85 Center Pixel Coordinates: 664.00 164.24982051358 645.50 -3.62642511135
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-p9928b-f-1328x1291.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p9928b-f-1328x1291.tif
Related Resources
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/1999/28
Metadata Date
2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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