Wide-field view of Abell 2744
This ground-based view shows the area of sky around the merging galaxy cluster Abell 2744, which has been given the nickname Pandora’s Cluster. This remarkable object seems to be the result of the collision of at least four separate galaxy clusters. In this picture the cluster itself is faintly visible as a tiny swarm of faint specks very close to the centre.
Credit:ESA/Hubble & Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin (ESA/Hubble)
About the Image
| Id: | eso1120e |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 22 June 2011, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1120 |
| Size: | 10547 x 10067 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Abell 2744 |
| Type: | Early Universe : Galaxy : Grouping : Cluster |
| Distance: | z=0.308 (redshift) |
| Constellation: | Sculptor |
| Category: | Galaxies |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 0 14 20.07 |
| Position (Dec): | -30° 23' 18.14" |
| Field of view: | 179.14 x 170.99 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 1.3° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical B | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical R | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |