Pandora’s Cluster — Hubble view of Abell 2744

This image from the Advanced Camera for Surveys on the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows the central regions of the remarkable merging galaxy cluster Abell 2744. This object has been nicknamed Pandora’s Cluster because of the many different and strange phenomena that were unleashed by a huge collision that occurred over a period of 350 million years. A simultaneous pile-up between at least four separate clusters has produced strange effects that have never been seen together before.

Créditos:

NASA, ESA and D. Coe (STScI)/J. Merten (Heidelberg/Bologna)

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Id:eso1120d
Tipo:Observação
Data de divulgação:22 de Junho de 2011 às 15:00
Notícias relacionadas:eso1120
Tamanho:3662 x 5253 px

Sobre o objeto

Nome:Abell 2744, Pandora’s Cluster
Tipo:Early Universe : Galaxy : Grouping : Cluster
Distância:z=0.308 (desvio para o vermelho)
Constellation:Sculptor
Categoria:Galaxies
Galaxy Clusters

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Coordenadas

Position (RA):0 14 20.09
Position (Dec):-30° 23' 18.50"
Field of view:3.05 x 4.38 arcminutes
Orientação:O norte está a 24.9° à direita da vertical

Cores e filtros

BandaComprimento de ondaTelescópio
Óptico
B
435 nmHubble Space Telescope
ACS
Óptico
V
606 nmHubble Space Telescope
ACS
Óptico
I
814 nmHubble Space Telescope
ACS