VST image of the Hercules galaxy cluster
This new image, taken with the VLT Survey Telescope (VST) shows a wide variety of interacting galaxies in the young Hercules galaxy cluster. The sharpness of the picture and the sheer number of objects captured — across a full square degree — in less than three hours of observations attest to the great power of the VST and its OmegaCAM camera to explore the nearby Universe. This picture has been cropped and does not cover the full VST field of view.
Credit:ESO/INAF-VST/OmegaCAM. Acknowledgement: OmegaCen/Astro-WISE/Kapteyn Institute
About the Image
| Id: | eso1211a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 7 March 2012, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1211 |
| Size: | 17865 x 12361 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Abell 2151 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Grouping : Cluster |
| Distance: | z=0.036 (redshift) |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Category: | Galaxy Clusters |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 16 5 15.03 |
| Position (Dec): | 17° 44' 54.70" |
| Field of view: | 59.49 x 41.18 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 89.8° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical g | 520 nm | VLT Survey Telescope OmegaCAM |
| Optical r | 670 nm | VLT Survey Telescope OmegaCAM |
| Infrared i | 798 nm | VLT Survey Telescope OmegaCAM |