An infrared view of the 9io9 galaxy

This infrared image shows the distant galaxy 9io9, seen here as a reddish arc curved around a bright nearby galaxy. This nearby galaxy acts as a gravitational lens: its mass curves spacetime around it, bending lightrays coming from 9io9 in the background, hence its distorted shape.

This colour view results from combining infrared images taken with ESO’s Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VISTA) in Chile and the Canada France Hawaii Telescope (CFHT) in the US.

Kredit:

ESO/J. Geach et al.

O snímku

Id:eso2316b
Typ:Pozorování
Datum zveřejnění:6. září 2023 17:00
Související články:eso2316
Velikost:796 x 796 px

O objektu

Jméno:9io9, 9Spitch, SDSS J020941.27+001558.4
Typ:Early Universe : Galaxy
Vzdálenost:z=2.6 (rudý posuv)
Constellation:Cetus
Kategorie:Cosmology
Galaxies

Image Formats


Souřadnice

Position (RA):2 9 41.27
Position (Dec):0° 15' 58.36"
Field of view:0.67 x 0.67 arcminutes
Orientace:Sever je -0.0° levá od svislé osy

Barvy & filtry

PásmoVlnová délkaDalekohled
Optický
i
776 nmCFHT
MegaPrime
Infračervený
J
1.25 μmVisible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy
VIRCAM
Infračervený
Ks
2.15 μmVisible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy
VIRCAM