Galaxy cluster Abell 370 with dark matter map
This is a NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image of the galaxy cluster Abell 370. Shown in blue on the image is a map of the dark matter found within the cluster. This cluster was part of a study of 72 galaxy cluster collisions which determined that dark matter interacts with other dark matter even less than previously thought.
NASA, ESA, D. Harvey (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland), R. Massey (Durham University, UK), the Hubble SM4 ERO Team and ST-ECF
About the Image
| Id: | heic1506b |
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| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 26 March 2015, 19:00 |
| Related releases: | heic1506 |
| Size: | 2263 x 2207 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Abell 370 |
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| Type: | Early Universe : Galaxy : Grouping : Cluster Early Universe : Cosmology : Phenomenon : Dark Matter |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Category: | Cosmology |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 2 39 51.31 |
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| Position (Dec): | -1° 34' 49.05" |
| Field of view: | 3.40 x 3.31 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 22.3° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 435 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Optical R | 625 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Infrared I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |