Cluster of galaxies Abell 496

This image displays a 0.5° x 0.5° sky field centered on the distant cluster of galaxies Abell 496, as imaged by the WFI at the 2.2-m MPG/ESO telescope at La Silla during a total exposure time of just over 2 hours. The original frame is a composite of several shorter exposures and encompasses approx. 8000 x 8000 pixels. The (nearly vertical, divided by the exposures) trail of a minor planet in the solar system is seen to the left of the centre.

The WFI image of Abell 496 was obtained in blue light (B-band) and corresponds to a total integration time of 7560 seconds, split into a number of exposures lasting between 600 and 1200 seconds. The faintest objects just detectable in this image have a B-magnitude of about 26.5.

Bildnachweis:

ESO

Über das Bild

ID:eso9954f
Typ:Beobachtung
Veröffentlichungsdatum:21. Dezember 1999
Dazugehörige Veröffentlichungen:eso9954
Größe:1962 x 1989 px

Über das Objekt

Name:Abell 496
Typ:Local Universe : Galaxy : Grouping : Cluster
Entfernung:450 Million Lichtjahre
Constellation:Eridanus
Kategorie:Galaxy Clusters

Bildformate

Großes JPEG
1,6 MB

Bildschirm-Hintergrundbilder

1024x768
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1280x1024
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1920x1200
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Koordinaten

Position (RA):4 33 37.75
Position (Dec):-13° 15' 42.28"
Field of view:31.10 x 31.53 arcminutes
Orientierung:Die Nordrichtung liegt 0.0° rechts zur Vertikale

Farben & Filter

SpektralbereichTeleskop
Optisch
B
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
WFI