The Coma Galaxy Cluster as seen by Hubble
Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys has viewed a large portion of the Coma Cluster, stretching across several million light-years across. The entire spherical cluster is more than 20 million light-years in diameter and contains thousands of galaxies.
Most of the galaxies that inhabit the central portion of the Coma Cluster are elliptical galaxies. These featureless "fuzz-balls" are a pale golden brown in colour and contain populations of old stars. Both dwarf and giant ellipticals are found in abundance in the Coma Cluster.
Credit:NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA).
Acknowledgment: D. Carter (Liverpool John Moores University) and the Coma HST ACS Treasury Team.
About the Image
NASA press release
| Id: | heic0813a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 10 June 2008, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0813 |
| Size: | 10816 x 7679 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Abell 1656 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Grouping : Cluster |
| Distance: | 300 million light years |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Category: | Galaxies |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 13 0 28.45 |
| Position (Dec): | 28° 2' 39.90" |
| Field of view: | 9.01 x 6.40 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 12.0° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 475 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Infrared I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |