The compass graphic points to the object’s orientation on the celestial sphere. North points to the north celestial pole which currently lies near the star, Polaris, in the circumpolar constellation Ursa Minor. The object is observed at visible light wavelengths, the colors corresponding to the true emission of light from stars, galaxies and ionized gases.
Credits
Science
NASA, ESA, STScI, Wenlei Chen (UMN), Patrick Kelly (UMN)
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | Abell 370 |
| Object Description | Galaxy Cluster and Gratationally Lensed Supernova |
| R.A. Position | 02:39:55.29 |
| Dec. Position | -01:33:51.50 |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Distance | 4 billion light-years |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | These data are from the HST proposals 11108 (PI: E. Hu, University of Hawaii), 11507 (PI: K. Noll, GSFC), 11591 (PI: J.-P. Kneib, Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille), 13459 (PI: T. Treu, UCLA), 13790 (PI: S. Rodney, JHU), 14038 (PI: J. Lotz, STScI), and 14216 (R. Kirshner, Harvard University). |
| Instrument | HST>ACS/WFC and HST>WFC3/IR |
| Exposure Dates | September 2009 - February 2015 |
| Filters | ACS/WFC: F435W, F606W, and F814W; WFC3/IR: F105W, F125W, F140W, and F160W |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | Blue: F435W + F606W Green: F814W + F105W Red: F125W + F140W + F160W |
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | A name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object. |
| Object Description | The type of astronomical object. |
| R.A. Position | Right ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position. |
| Dec. Position | Declination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position. |
| Constellation | One of 88 recognized regions of the celestial sphere in which the object appears. |
| Distance | The physical distance from Earth to the astronomical object. Distances within our solar system are usually measured in Astronomical Units (AU). Distances between stars are usually measured in light-years. Interstellar distances can also be measured in parsecs. |
| Dimensions | The physical size of the object or the apparent angle it subtends on the sky. |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description |
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| Instrument | The science instrument used to produce the data. |
| Exposure Dates | The date(s) that the telescope made its observations and the total exposure time. |
| Filters | The camera filters that were used in the science observations. |
| About The Image | |
| Image Credit | The primary individuals and institutions responsible for the content. |
| Publication Date | The date and time the release content became public. |
| Color Info | A brief description of the methods used to convert telescope data into the color image being presented. |
| Orientation | The rotation of the image on the sky with respect to the north pole of the celestial sphere. |
