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CD galaxy in the Abell 496 field
This image shows the central cD-type galaxy in the Abell 496 cluster, as obtained with the WFI during the observations with the 2.2-m telescope.
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.
Credit:ESO
Over de afbeelding
Id: | eso9954h |
Type: | Observatie |
Publicatiedatum: | 21 december 1999 |
Gerelateerde berichten: | eso9954 |
Grootte: | 871 x 893 px |
Over het object
Naam: | Abell 496 |
Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy Local Universe : Galaxy : Grouping : Cluster |
Afstand: | 450 miljoen lichtjaren |
Constellation: | Eridanus |
Categorie: | Galaxies |
Coordinates
Position (RA): | 4 33 36.93 |
Position (Dec): | -13° 15' 33.32" |
Field of view: | 3.47 x 3.55 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 0.2° right of vertical |