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Compass Image for SPT0615-JD Lensed Galaxy (z~10)

Compass Image for SPT0615-JD Lensed Galaxy (z~10)

About the Object

  • R.A. Position
    R.A. PositionRight ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.
    06:15:49.7
  • Dec. Position
    Dec. PositionDeclination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.
    -57:46:41
  • Constellation
    ConstellationOne of 88 recognized regions of the celestial sphere in which the object appears.
    Pictor
  • Distance
    DistanceThe physical distance from Earth to the astronomical object. Distances within our solar system are usually measured in Astronomical Units (AU). Distances between stars are usually measured in light-years. Interstellar distances can also be measured in parsecs.
    Galaxy Cluster: 7.7 billion light-years; Lensed Galaxy: 13.243 billion light-years
  • Dimensions
    DimensionsThe physical size of the object or the apparent angle it subtends on the sky.
    Image is 2 arcmin across (about 4.5 million light-years at the distance of the cluster)

About the Data

  • Data Description
    Data DescriptionProposal: A description of the observations, their scientific justification, and the links to the data available in the science archive.
    Science Team: The astronomers who planned the observations and analyzed the data. "PI" refers to the Principal Investigator.
    The HST observations include those from programs 12477 (F. High) and 14096 (D. Coe).
  • Instrument
    InstrumentThe science instrument used to produce the data.
    ACS/WFC, WFC3/IR
  • Exposure Dates
    Exposure DatesThe date(s) that the telescope made its observations and the total exposure time.
    January 2012 and February - March 2017
  • Filters
    FiltersThe camera filters that were used in the science observations.
    F606W, F814W, F105W, F125W, F140W, F160W
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    Galaxy Cluster: SPT-CL J0615-5746 (z=0.972); Lensed Galaxy: SPT0615-JD (z~10.0)
  • Object Description
    Object DescriptionThe type of astronomical object.
    Galaxy cluster and distant lensed galaxy
  • Release Date
    January 11, 2018
  • Science Release
    NASA’s Great Observatories Team Up to Find Magnified and Stretched Out Image of Distant Galaxy
    Read the release
  • Credit
    NASA , ESA, and B. Salmon (STScI)

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Compass Image for SPT0615-JD Lensed Galaxy (z~10)
Color Info
Color InfoA brief description of the methods used to convert telescope data into the color image being presented.

These images are a composite of separate exposures acquired by the ACS/WFC and WFC3/IR instruments on the Hubble Space Telescope. Several filters were used to sample various wavelength ranges. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic (grayscale) image associated with an individual filter. In this case, the assigned colors are: Blue: F606W Green: F814W Red: F105W + F125W + F140W + F160W

Compass and Scale
Compass and ScaleAn astronomical image with a scale that shows how large an object is on the sky, a compass that shows how the object is oriented on the sky, and the filters with which the image was made.

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Last Updated
Mar 28, 2025
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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
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claire.andreoli@nasa.gov

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