Northern part of Abell 1758
This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows the northern part of the galaxy cluster Abell 1758, A1758N. The cluster is approximately 3.2 billion light-years from Earth and is part of a larger structure containing two cluster sitting some 2.4 million light-years apart.
But A1758N itself is further split into two sub-sections, known as East (A1758NE) and West (A1758NW). There appear to be disturbances within both of these sub-sections — strong evidence that they are the result of smaller clusters colliding and merging.
Credit:ESA/Hubble, NASA
About the Image
| Id: | heic1801a |
|---|---|
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 18 January 2018, 16:00 |
| Related releases: | heic1801 |
| Size: | 13177 x 6693 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Abell 1758 |
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| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Grouping : Cluster |
| Distance: | 3 billion light years |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Category: | Galaxies |
Image Formats
Wallpapers
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 13 32 46.63 |
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| Position (Dec): | 50° 32' 30.19" |
| Field of view: | 6.58 x 3.34 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 42.4° right of vertical |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 435 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Optical V | 606 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Optical I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Infrared J | 1.25 μm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |

