ACO 3341

This photo of the galaxy cluster ACO 3341 is from a collection of the first images obtained with VIMOS. ACO 3341 is located at a distance of almost 500 million light years (redshift z = 0.037), comparatively nearby in cosmological terms. It contains a large number of galaxies of different sizes and brightness that is bound together by gravity. The image is in the R-band and was obtained on March 4, 2002. Exposure 300 seconds, image quality 0.5 arcsec FWHM; field 7 x 7 arcmin2; North is up and East is left.

Credit:

ESO

Over de afbeelding

Id:eso0209i
Type:Observatie
Publicatiedatum:13 maart 2002
Gerelateerde berichten:eso0209
Grootte:2480 x 2086 px

Over het object

Naam:ACO 3341
Type:Early Universe : Galaxy : Grouping : Cluster
Afstand:z=0.037 (roodverschuiving)
Constellation:Columba
Categorie:Galaxies
Galaxy Clusters

Afbeeldingstypen

Grote JPEG
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Achtergrond

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Coordinates

Position (RA):5 24 56.51
Position (Dec):-31° 28' 40.69"
Field of view:6.84 x 5.75 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 0.2° right of vertical

Kleuren & filters

BandTelescoop
Optisch
R
Very Large Telescope
VIMOS

Exposure time: 300s