Details of the Hubble Abell 370 Image

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stsci_2009-25aq September 9th, 2009

Credit: NASA, ESA, the Hubble SM4 ERO Team, and ST-ECF

Details of ACS Hubble image of galaxy cluster Abell 370

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2009/news-2009-25

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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

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Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Collage
Object Name
Abell 370
Subject - Distant Universe
Galaxy > Type > Gravitationally Lensed
Galaxy > Grouping > Cluster

Distance Details Distance

Universescale3
4,900,000,000 light years
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Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 2h 39m 53.0s
DEC = -1° 35’ 1.5”
Orientation
North is 21.9° CCW
Field of View
0.8 x 0.6 arcminutes
Constellation
Cetus

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Hubble (ACS) Optical (g) 475.0 nm
Green Hubble (ACS) Optical (r) 625.0 nm
Red Hubble (ACS) Optical (I) 814.0 nm
16-Jul-09
Spectrum_base
Blue
Green
Red
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ID
2009-25aq
Subject Category
D.5.1.8   D.5.5.3  
Subject Name
Abell 370
Credits
NASA, ESA, the Hubble SM4 ERO Team, and ST-ECF
Release Date
2009-09-09T00:00:00
Lightyears
4,900,000,000
Redshift
4,900,000,000
Reference Url
https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2009/news-2009-25
Type
Collage
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
4.9 billion light-years (1.5 billion parsecs)
Facility
Hubble, Hubble, Hubble
Instrument
ACS, ACS, ACS
Color Assignment
Blue, Green, Red
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
g, r, I
Central Wavelength
475, 625, 814
Start Time
2009-07-16T00:00:00, 2009-07-16T00:00:00, 2009-07-16T00:00:00
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
1
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
39.9709932, -1.5837557
Reference Dimension
949.0, 712.0
Reference Pixel
475.5, 357.0
Scale
-1.37933e-05, 1.3793343e-05
Rotation
21.93
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
WCS retrieved using CXCs PinpointWCS
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-p0925aq-f-1280x960.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p0925aq-f-1280x960.tif
Related Resources
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2009/25
Metadata Date
2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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