Galaxy cluster MACS J2129-0741
This image is a wide-field view of the galaxy cluster MACS J2129-0741, located in the constellation Aquarius (the Water-Bearer). The massive galaxy cluster magnifies, brightens, and distorts the images of remote background galaxies, including the far-distant, dead disc galaxy MACS2129-1.
Links:
- NASA Press Release
- Galaxy cluster MACS J2129-0741 and lensed galaxy MACS2129-1
- MACS2129-1 compared with the Milky Way (artist’s impression)
NASA, ESA, Marc Postman (STScI), and the CLASH team.
About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo1726c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 22 June 2017, 12:13 |
| Size: | 4425 x 3977 px |
About the Object
| Name: | MACS2129-1, MACS J2129-0741 |
| Type: | Early Universe : Galaxy : Type : Gravitationally Lensed Early Universe : Cosmology : Phenomenon : Lensing |
| Distance: | 6 billion light years |
| Constellation: | Aquarius |
| Category: | Cosmology Galaxies |
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 21 29 26.10 |
| Position (Dec): | -7° 41' 29.55" |
| Field of view: | 2.21 x 1.99 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 55.8° left of vertical |
View in ESASky:
View in WorldWide Telescope:
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 435 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Optical G | 475 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Optical V | 606 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Optical r | 625 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Optical i | 775 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Optical I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Optical Z | 850 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Infrared Z | 1.05 μm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |
| Infrared J | 1.1 μm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |
| Infrared J | 1.25 μm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |
| Infrared J/H | 1.4 μm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |
| Infrared H | 1.6 μm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |