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Gigantic structure of galaxies
This image, obtained with the Subaru Telescope, operated by the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan was used by a team of astronomers, led by Masayuki Tanaka from the European Southern Observatory (ESO), to uncover a gigantic, previously unknown assembly of galaxies located almost seven billion light-years away from us. This structure was confirmed by further observations made using ESO’s Very Large Telescope and Subaru. It is the first observation of such a prominent galaxy structure in the distant Universe, providing further insight into the cosmic web and how it formed.
Credit:
ESO/Subaru/National Astronomical Observatory of Japan/M. Tanaka
About the Image
| Id: | eso0941c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 3 November 2009 |
| Related releases: | eso0941 |
| Size: | 7692 x 9162 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Galaxy cluster |
| Type: | • Early Universe : Galaxy : Grouping : Cluster • Galaxy Clusters |
| Distance: | z=0.55 (redshift) |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 0h 18m 46.51s |
| Position (Dec): | 16° 30' 52.19" |
| Field of view: | 51.79 x 61.70 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 1.6° right of vertical |
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