The region around SMM J2135-0102 and the galaxy cluster MACS J2135-010217
This image shows the wider region around the distant galaxy SMM J2135-0102, which is being gravitationally lensed by the galaxy cluster MACS J2135-010217. The image, from the Second Generation Digitized Sky Survey, covers a field of view of 4.5 x 4 degrees.
Credit:ESO & DSS2
About the Image
| Id: | eso1012d |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 21 March 2010, 19:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1012 |
| Size: | 9451 x 8485 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS 2), Gravitational Microlensing, MACS J2135-010217, SMM J2135-0102, Wide field view |
| Type: | Early Universe : Galaxy : Type : Gravitationally Lensed Early Universe : Galaxy : Grouping : Cluster |
| Distance: | z=2.3 (redshift) |
| Constellation: | Aquarius |
| Category: | Galaxies Galaxy Clusters |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 21 35 46.95 |
| Position (Dec): | 0° 58' 16.10" |
| Field of view: | 158.61 x 142.40 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 2.7° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical B | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical R | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |