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Abell 2744 Multiply-Lensed Background Galaxy at z=10 (Image A)
About the Object
- R.A. PositionR.A. PositionRight ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.00h 14m 18.89s
- Dec. PositionDec. PositionDeclination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.-30° 23' 21.98"
- ConstellationConstellationOne of 88 recognized regions of the celestial sphere in which the object appears.Sculptor
About the Data
- Data DescriptionData 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.Data of Abell 2744 were obtained as part of the HST proposals 11689: R. Dupke (Eureka Scientific, Inc.) et al., 13386: S. Rodney (JHU) et al., and 13495: J. Lotz (STScI) and the Frontier Fields Team. These findings were supported by the HST archival grant 13279, PI: W. Zheng (JHU), A. Zitrin (Caltech), Holland Ford (JHU), J. Moustakas (Siena College), F. Bauer and L. Infante (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile), and D. Kelson Carnegie Institution of Washington. The science team comprises: A. Zitrin (Caltech), W. Zheng (JHU), T. Broadhurst (University of Basque Country, Spain), J. Moustakas (Siena College), D. Lam (University of Hong Kong), X. Shu (CEA Saclay-DSM/IRFU/Service d'Astrophysique and University of Science and Technology of China), X. Huang (JHU and University of Science and Technology of China), J. Diego (IFCA/CSIC Universidad de Cantabria, Spain), H. Ford (JHU), and J. Lim (University of Hong Kong). - InstrumentInstrumentThe science instrument used to produce the data.HST>ACS/WFC and HST>WFC3/IR
- Exposure DatesExposure DatesThe date(s) that the telescope made its observations and the total exposure time.October 2009; August 2013 - July 2014
- FiltersFiltersThe camera filters that were used in the science observations.ACS/WFC: F814W (I) WFC3/IR: F105W (Y), F160W (H)
- Object NameObject NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.Abell 2744, Pandora's Cluster
- Object DescriptionObject DescriptionThe type of astronomical object.High-redshift Galaxy Lensed by Abell 2744, Pandora's Cluster
- Release DateOctober 16, 2014
- Science ReleaseHubble Finds Extremely Distant Galaxy through Cosmic Magnifying Glass
- Credits
This image is a composite of separate exposures acquired by the ACS and WFC3 instruments on the Hubble Space Telescope. Several filters were used to sample broad 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: F814W (I) Green: F105W (Y) Red: F160W (H)
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Hubble Uncovers One of the Smallest and Farthest Galaxies in the Universe
The heart of the mammoth galaxy cluster Abell 2744, also known as Pandora's Cluster, is shown in this Hubble Space Telescope image. The cluster is so massive that its powerful gravity bends the light from galaxies far behind it, making background objects appear larger and...
Artist's Illustration of a Giant Cosmic Magnifying Glass
This diagram shows how the gravity of the massive galaxy cluster Abell 2744 bends and magnifies the faint light of a far distant galaxy behind it, a phenomenon called gravitational lensing. The cluster's lensing power produced three magnified images of the faraway galaxy,...
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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD
claire.andreoli@nasa.gov
