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Spiderweb Galaxy Detail

Stsci_2006-45c_1024

stsci_2006-45c October 12th, 2006

Credit: NASA, ESA, G. Miley and R. Overzier (Leiden Observatory), and the ACS Science Team

A 2006 Hubble Space Telescope image of MRC 1138--262, Spiderweb Galaxy, B1 1138-26.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2006/news-2006-45

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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

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Image Type: Observation
Object Name: MRC 1138--262 • Spiderweb Galaxy • B1 1138-26
Subject - Distant Universe: Galaxy > Type > Interacting; Galaxy > Grouping > Multiple; Galaxy > Type > Irregular

Distance

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10,600,000,000 light years

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Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 11h 40m 47.6s; DEC = -26° 29’ 24.6”
Orientation: North is 175.1° CW
Field of View: 0.3 x 0.2 arcminutes
Constellation: Hydra

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Hubble (ACS)	Optical (SDSS g)	475.0 nm
	Hubble (ACS)	Optical (SDSS g)	475.0 nm
	Hubble (ACS)	Optical (I)	814.0 nm
	Hubble (ACS)	Optical (I)	814.0 nm

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ID: 2006-45c
Subject Category: D.5.1.7 D.5.5.2 D.5.1.6
Subject Name: MRC 1138--262, Spiderweb Galaxy, B1 1138-26
Credits: NASA, ESA, G. Miley and R. Overzier (Leiden Observatory), and the ACS Science Team

Release Date: 2006-10-12T00:00:00
Lightyears: 10,600,000,000
Redshift: 10,600,000,000
Reference Url: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2006/news-2006-45

Type: Observation
Image Quality: Good
Distance Notes: 10.6 billion light-years (3.2 billion parsecs)

Facility: Hubble, Hubble, Hubble, Hubble
Instrument: ACS, ACS, ACS, ACS
Color Assignment: Blue, Green, Green, Red

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: SDSS g, SDSS g, I, I
Central Wavelength: 475, 475, 814, 814

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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox
Reference Value: 175.19820952231, -26.49015561881
Reference Dimension: 606.00, 432.00

Reference Pixel: -178.65261699263, 848.64678209354
Scale: -0.00000689185, 0.00000689185
Rotation: -175.05161478610
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Notes

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-p0645c-f-606x432.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p0645c-f-606x432.tif
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Metadata Date: 2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version: 1.2

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