Wide field image of galaxy cluster SDSS J1110+6459
The galaxy cluster shown here, SDSS J1110+6459, was discovered as part of the Sloan Giant Arcs Survey. It is located about 6 billion light-years from Earth (redshift of z=0.659) and contains hundreds of galaxies. At left, a distinctive blue arc is actually composed of three separate images of a more distant background galaxy called SGAS J111020.0+645950.8. This background galaxy has been magnified, distorted, and multiply imaged by the gravity of the galaxy cluster in a process known as gravitational lensing.
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Credit:About the Image
NASA press release
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| Id: | opo1727b |
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| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 10 July 2017, 12:00 |
| Size: | 4052 x 4424 px |
About the Object
| Name: | SDSS J1110+6459 |
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| Type: | Early Universe : Galaxy : Grouping : Cluster Early Universe : Galaxy : Type : Gravitationally Lensed Early Universe : Cosmology : Phenomenon : Lensing |
| Distance: | 6 billion light years |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Category: | Galaxies |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 11 10 14.14 |
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| Position (Dec): | 64° 59' 48.90" |
| Field of view: | 2.03 x 2.21 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 4.3° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical C | 390 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |
| Optical V | 606 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |
| Infrared Z | 1.05 μm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |
| Infrared H | 1.6 μm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |