El Gordo: a massive distant merging galaxy cluster
This picture of the galaxy cluster ACT-CL J0102−4915 combines images taken with ESO’s Very Large Telescope with images from the SOAR Telescope and X-ray observations from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. The X-ray image shows the hot gas in the cluster and is shown in blue. This newly discovered galaxy cluster has been nicknamed El Gordo — the "big" or "fat one" in Spanish. It consists of two separate galaxy subclusters colliding at several million kilometres per hour, and is so far away that its light has travelled for seven billion years to reach the Earth.
Źródło:ESO/SOAR/NASA
O zdjęciu
Identyfikator: | eso1203a |
Typ: | Obserwacje |
Data publikacji: | 10 stycznia 2012 17:00 |
Powiązane komunikaty: | eso1203 |
Rozmiar: | 1530 x 1182 px |
O obiekcie
Nazwa: | ACT-CL J0102-4915 |
Typ: | Early Universe : Galaxy : Grouping : Cluster |
Odległość: | z=0.87 (redshift) |
Constellation: | Phoenix |
Kategoria: | Galaxy Clusters |
Współrzędne
Pozycja (RA): | 1 2 57.07 |
Pozycja (Dec): | -49° 15' 20.97" |
Pole widzenia: | 6.43 x 4.97 arcminutes |
Orientacja: | North is 0.1° prawo of vertical |
Kolory i filtry
Pasmo | Długość fali | Teleskop |
---|---|---|
Optyczny R | 655 nm | Very Large Telescope FORS2 |
Podczerwony I | 768 nm | Very Large Telescope FORS2 |
Podczerwony Z | 910 nm | Very Large Telescope FORS2 |