Image of the galaxy cluster SpARCS1049
This image, using data from Spitzer and the Hubble Space Telescope, shows the galaxy cluster SpARCS1049.
Credit:NASA/STScI/ESA/JPL-Caltech/McGill
About the Image
| Id: | heic1519a |
|---|---|
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 10 September 2015, 19:00 |
| Related releases: | heic1519 |
| Size: | 2200 x 2201 px |
About the Object
| Name: | SpARCS1049+56 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Early Universe : Galaxy : Grouping : Cluster |
| Distance: | z=1.7 (redshift) |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Category: | Galaxies |
Wallpapers
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 10 49 22.73 |
|---|---|
| Position (Dec): | 56° 40' 31.57" |
| Field of view: | 0.79 x 0.80 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 2.3° right of vertical |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Infrared J | 1.1 μm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |
| Infrared H | 1.523 μm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |
| Infrared | 3.6 μm | Spitzer Space Telescope |

