Full Hubble ACS View of Spiderweb Galaxy Field

Stsci_2006-45d_1024

stsci_2006-45d 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/

Image Details Image Details

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 Details Distance

Universescale3
10,600,000,000 light years
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Position Details Position Details

Position (FK5)
RA = 11h 40m 44.0s
DEC = -26° 29’ 26.1”
Orientation
North is 5.0° CCW
Field of View
-5.5 x -3.3 arcminutes
Constellation
Hydra

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Hubble (ACS) Optical (SDSS g) 475.0 nm
Green Hubble (ACS) Optical (SDSS g) 475.0 nm
Green Hubble (ACS) Optical (I) 814.8 µm
Red Hubble (ACS) Optical (I) -
May 17-22, 2006
Spectrum_ir1
Blue
Green
Green
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ID
2006-45d
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, 814815
Start Time
2005-05-17T00:00:00, 2005-05-17T00:00:00, 2005-05-17T00:00:00, 2005-05-18T00:00:00
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
M
Coordinate Frame
FK5
Equinox
2000.0
Reference Value
175.1833756990000097, -26.4905827394999989
Reference Dimension
6657.0000000000000000, 3913.0000000000000000
Reference Pixel
2399.7043762200000856, 1915.2465820299998995
Scale
0.0000138867961997, -0.0000138867961997
Rotation
5.0220521357830554
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
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-p0645d-f-6657x3913.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p0645d-f-6657x3913.tif
Related Resources
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2006/45
Metadata Date
2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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