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.

Créditos:

ESO

Sobre a imagem

Id:eso0209i
Tipo:Observação
Data de divulgação:13 de Março de 2002
Notícias relacionadas:eso0209
Tamanho:2480 x 2086 px

Sobre o objeto

Nome:ACO 3341
Tipo:Early Universe : Galaxy : Grouping : Cluster
Distância:z=0.037 (desvio para o vermelho)
Constellation:Columba
Categoria:Galaxies
Galaxy Clusters

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Coordenadas

Position (RA):5 24 56.51
Position (Dec):-31° 28' 40.69"
Field of view:6.84 x 5.75 arcminutes
Orientação:O norte está a 0.2° à direita da vertical

Cores e filtros

BandaTelescópio
Óptico
R
Very Large Telescope
VIMOS

Exposure time: 300s