Galaxy Cluster Abell 1689

Stsci_2013-36c_1024

stsci_2013-36c September 12th, 2013

Credit: NASA, ESA, J. Blakeslee (NRC Herzberg Astrophysics Program, Dominion Astrophysical Observatory), and K. Alamo-Martinez (National Autonomous University of Mexico) Acknowledgment: H. Ford (JHU)

A 2013 Hubble Space Telescope image of Abell 1689.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2013/news-2013-36

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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

Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Abell 1689
Subject - Distant Universe
Galaxy > Grouping > Cluster
Cosmology > Phenomenon > Dark Matter

Distance Details Distance

Universescale3
22,500,000,000 light years
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Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 13h 11m 29.8s
DEC = -1° 20’ 28.0”
Orientation
North is 25.0° CW
Field of View
2.7 x 3.2 arcminutes
Constellation
Virgo

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) 775.0 nm
Red Hubble (ACS) Optical (I) 814.0 nm
Red Hubble (ACS) Optical (z) 850.0 nm
The release image is a composite of the F814W (I) data from proposal 11710, taken May 29 - July 8, 2010, and F475W (g), F625W (r), F775W (i), and F850LP (z) data from proposal 9289, PI: H. Ford (JHU), taken June 12 - 21, 2002.
Spectrum_base
Blue
Green
Red
Red
Red
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ID
2013-36c
Subject Category
D.5.5.3   D.6.2.3  
Subject Name
Abell 1689
Credits
NASA, ESA, J. Blakeslee (NRC Herzberg Astrophysics Program, Dominion Astrophysical Observatory), and K. Alamo-Martinez (National Autonomous University of Mexico) Acknowledgment: H. Ford (JHU)
Release Date
2013-09-12T00:00:00
Lightyears
22,500,000,000
Redshift
22,500,000,000
Reference Url
https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2013/news-2013-36
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
2.25 billion light-years (690 megaparsecs)
Facility
Hubble, Hubble, Hubble, Hubble, Hubble
Instrument
ACS, ACS, ACS, ACS, ACS
Color Assignment
Blue, Green, Red, Red, Red
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
g, r, i, I, z
Central Wavelength
475, 625, 775, 814, 850
Start Time
2002-06-15T00:00:00, 2002-06-14T00:00:00, 2002-06-13T00:00:00, 2010-05-29T00:00:00, 2002-06-12T00:00:00
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
T
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
2000.0
Reference Value
197.87408122593, -1.34111642534
Reference Dimension
3189.00, 3861.00
Reference Pixel
1628.46517674770, 1726.81322503334
Scale
-0.00001388342, 0.00001388342
Rotation
-25.04171541682
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 FITS X FITS Y EPO X EPO Y 1656.39 626.71 818.30 773.47 446.44 1768.32 2596.29 3586.29 278.29 664.70 365.39 3493.65 1975.42 1615.59 2882.65 525.40 1000.84 1033.68 1366.41 2216.75 1355.34 1600.42 2615.20 1737.61 1139.42 552.40 474.57 1758.83 Center Pixel Coordinates: 1594.50 197.87571174277 1930.50 -1.33874144289
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-p1336c-f-3189x3861.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p1336c-f-3189x3861.tif
Related Resources
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2013/36
Metadata Date
2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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