Wide-field view of Abell 2744

This ground-based view shows the area of sky around the merging galaxy cluster Abell 2744, which has been given the nickname Pandora’s Cluster. This remarkable object seems to be the result of the collision of at least four separate galaxy clusters. In this picture the cluster itself is faintly visible as a tiny swarm of faint specks very close to the centre.

Credit:

ESA/Hubble & Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin (ESA/Hubble)

Over de afbeelding

Id:eso1120e
Type:Observatie
Publicatiedatum:22 juni 2011 15:00
Gerelateerde berichten:eso1120
Grootte:10547 x 10067 px

Over het object

Naam:Abell 2744
Type:Early Universe : Galaxy : Grouping : Cluster
Afstand:z=0.308 (roodverschuiving)
Constellation:Sculptor
Categorie:Galaxies

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Coordinates

Position (RA):0 14 20.07
Position (Dec):-30° 23' 18.14"
Field of view:179.14 x 170.99 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 1.3° right of vertical

Kleuren & filters

BandTelescoop
Optisch
B
Digitized Sky Survey 2
Optisch
R
Digitized Sky Survey 2