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Distribution of Dark Matter - 3.5 Billion Years Ago

Stsci_2007-01b_1024

stsci_2007-01b January 7th, 2007

Credit: NASA, ESA, and R. Massey (California Institute of Technology)

A 2007 Hubble Space Telescope image of COSMOS Field.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2007/news-2007-01

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: COSMOS Field
Subject - Local Universe: Cosmology > Phenomenon > Dark Matter; Cosmology > Morphology > Large-Scale Structure

Distance

Universescale3

3,500,000,000 light years

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 10h 0m 28.6s; DEC = 2° 12’ 21.0”
Constellation: Sextans

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Subaru (Suprime-Cam)	X-ray	-
	XMM/Newton (EPIC)	X-ray	-
	Hubble (ACS/WFC)	Optical	-
	VLT (VIMOS)	Optical	-

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ID: 2007-01b
Subject Category: C.6.2.3 C.6.1.2
Subject Name: COSMOS Field
Credits: NASA, ESA, and R. Massey (California Institute of Technology)

Release Date: 2007-01-07T00:00:00
Lightyears: 3,500,000,000
Redshift: 3,500,000,000
Reference Url: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2007/news-2007-01

Type: Observation
Image Quality: Good
Distance Notes

Facility: Subaru, XMM/Newton, Hubble, VLT
Instrument: Suprime-Cam, EPIC, ACS/WFC, VIMOS
Color Assignment

Band: X-ray, X-ray, Optical, Optical
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Central Wavelength

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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox
Reference Value: 150.11916667, 2.20583333
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Quality: Position
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-p0701b-f-327x317.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p0701b-f-327x317.tif
Related Resources: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2007/01

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

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