Gravitationally Lensed Image of Highest Redshift Galaxy
A NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image of the galaxy cluster CL1358+62 has uncovered a gravitationally-lensed image of a more distant galaxy located far beyond the cluster. The gravitationally-lensed image appears as a red crescent to the lower right of center. The galaxy's image is brightened, magnified, and smeared into an arc-shape by the gravitational influence of the intervening galaxy cluster, which acts like a gigantic lens.
Credit:About the Image
About the Object
| Name: | ClG 1358+62, ZwCl 6429 |
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| Type: | Early Universe : Galaxy Early Universe : Galaxy : Type : Gravitationally Lensed |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Category: | Galaxies |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 13 59 50.58 |
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| Position (Dec): | 62° 30' 59.45" |
| Field of view: | 1.06 x 0.96 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.1° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical V | 606 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Infrared I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |