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ACO 3341
This photo of the galaxy cluster ACO 3341 is from a collection of the first images obtained with VIMOS. ACO 3341 is located at a distance of almost 500 million light years (redshift z = 0.037), comparatively nearby in cosmological terms. It contains a large number of galaxies of different sizes and brightness that is bound together by gravity. The image is in the R-band and was obtained on March 4, 2002. Exposure 300 seconds, image quality 0.5 arcsec FWHM; field 7 x 7 arcmin2; North is up and East is left.
Crédit:ESO
À propos de l'image
| Identification: | eso0209i |
| Type: | Observation |
| Date de publication: | 13 mars 2002 |
| Communiqués de presse en rapport: | eso0209 |
| Taille: | 2480 x 2086 px |
À propos de l'objet
| Nom: | ACO 3341 |
| Type: | Early Universe : Galaxy : Grouping : Cluster |
| Distance: | z=0.037 (redshift) |
| Constellation: | Columba |
| Catégorie: | Galaxies Galaxy Clusters |
Fonds d'écran
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 5 24 56.51 |
| Position (Dec): | -31° 28' 40.69" |
| Field of view: | 6.84 x 5.75 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.2° right of vertical |
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