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.

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ESA/Hubble & Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin (ESA/Hubble)

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ID:eso1120e
Typ:Observation
Publiceringsdatum:22 juni 2011 15:00
Relaterade pressmeddelanden:eso1120
Storlek:10547 x 10067 px

Om objektet

Namn:Abell 2744
Typ:Early Universe : Galaxy : Grouping : Cluster
Avstånd:z=0.308 (rödförskjutning)
Constellation:Sculptor
Kategori:Galaxies

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Koordinater

Position (RA):0 14 20.07
Position (Dec):-30° 23' 18.14"
Field of view:179.14 x 170.99 arcminutes
Orientering:Nord är 1.3° höger om lodrätt

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Digitized Sky Survey 2
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Digitized Sky Survey 2