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.

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Om bilden

ID:eso0209i
Typ:Observation
Publiceringsdatum:13 mars 2002
Relaterade pressmeddelanden:eso0209
Storlek:2480 x 2086 px

Om objektet

Namn:ACO 3341
Typ:Early Universe : Galaxy : Grouping : Cluster
Avstånd:z=0.037 (rödförskjutning)
Constellation:Columba
Kategori:Galaxies
Galaxy Clusters

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Koordinater

Position (RA):5 24 56.51
Position (Dec):-31° 28' 40.69"
Field of view:6.84 x 5.75 arcminutes
Orientering:Nord är 0.2° höger om lodrätt

Färger och filter

BandTeleskop
Synligt ljus
R
Very Large Telescope
VIMOS

Exposure time: 300s