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MS1054-03 component

MS1054-03 component

About the Object

  • R.A. Position
    R.A. PositionRight ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.
    10h 57m 0.19s
  • Dec. Position
    Dec. PositionDeclination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.
    -3° 37' 27.0"
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    MS1054-03
  • Release Date
    July 15, 1999
  • Science Release
    Cosmic Collisions – European HST Scientists Catch Merging Galaxies in the Act
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  • Credit
    Science Release Credit: Pieter van Dokkum, Marijn Franx (University of Groningen/Leiden), ESA and NASA

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Galaxy Collisions in Distant Cluster

Galaxy Collisions in Distant Cluster

The group of galaxies – or "galaxy cluster" – catalogued as MS1054-03 is 8 billion light-years away, one of the most distant known so far. Although hundreds of galaxies appear in the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image, a European-led team of astronomers has studied in detail...

Galaxy Cluster MS1054-03

Galaxy Cluster MS1054-03

MS1054-03 component

MS1054-03 component

MS1054-03 component

MS1054-03 component

MS1054-03 component

MS1054-03 component

MS1054-03 component

MS1054-03 component

MS1054-03 component

MS1054-03 component

MS1054-03 component

MS1054-03 component

MS1054-03 component

MS1054-03 component

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Last Updated
Mar 28, 2025
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NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
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