Abell 901a

stsci_2008-03c January 10th, 2008

Credit: NASA, ESA, C. Heymans (University of British Columbia, Vancouver), M. Gray (University of Nottingham, U.K.), M. Barden (Innsbruck), and the STAGES collaboration

A 2008 Hubble Space Telescope image of Abell 901/902.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2008/news-2008-03

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: Abell 901/902
Subject - Local Universe: Galaxy > Grouping > Supercluster; Cosmology > Phenomenon > Dark Matter

Distance

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 9h 56m 26.4s; DEC = -10° 4’ 13.0”
Orientation: North is 0.2° CCW
Field of View: 6.0 x 5.9 arcminutes
Constellation: Sextans

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
MPG/ESO 2.2m	Optical	-
Hubble (ACS/WFC)	Optical (V)	606.0 nm

ID: 2008-03c
Subject Category: C.5.5.4 C.6.2.3
Subject Name: Abell 901/902
Credits: NASA, ESA, C. Heymans (University of British Columbia, Vancouver), M. Gray (University of Nottingham, U.K.), M. Barden (Innsbruck), and the STAGES collaboration

Release Date: 2008-01-10T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift: .16
Reference Url: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2008/news-2008-03

Type: Observation
Image Quality: Good
Distance Notes

Facility: MPG/ESO 2.2m, Hubble
Instrument: -, ACS/WFC
Color Assignment: Magenta

Band: Optical, Optical
Bandpass: -, V
Central Wavelength: -, 606

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Notes

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: 2000.0
Reference Value: 149.11008200000, -10.07028100000
Reference Dimension: 487.00, 480.00

Reference Pixel: 254.57514332293, 135.89799258515
Scale: -0.00020387684, 0.00020387684
Rotation: 0.20089254397
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

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Publisher: STScI
Publisher ID: stsci
Resource ID: STSCI-H-p0803c-f-487x480.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p0803c-f-487x480.tif
Related Resources: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2008/03

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

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