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Compass and Scale Image for Ultra-Bright Galaxies

Six scenes in a two by three grid with compass arrows and scale bars. All are grayscale galaxies against the black background of space.

About the Object

  • R.A. Position
    R.A. PositionRight ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.
    J074851.72: 07h 48m 52.20s; J084648.55: 08h 46m 49.35s; J114329.52: 11h 43m 29.53s; J231356.64: 23h 13m 54.483s; J132217.52: 13h 22m 17.53s; J022633.98: 02h 26m 33.95s
  • Dec. Position
    Dec. PositionDeclination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.
    J074851.72: +59° 42' 01.31"; J084648.55: +15° 05' 52.1"; J114329.52: +68° 01' 06.41"; J231356.64: +01° 06' 08.76"; J132217.52: +09° 23' 26.20"; J022633.98: +23° 45' 28.36"

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.

    These data are from the HST proposal 14653 , PI: J. Lowenthal (Smith College).

  • Instrument
    InstrumentThe science instrument used to produce the data.
    HST>WFC3/IR
  • Exposure Dates
    Exposure DatesThe date(s) that the telescope made its observations and the total exposure time.
    J074851.72: Oct. 19, 2016; J084648.55: Feb. 19, 2017; J114329.52: Oct. 13, 2016; J231356.64: Oct. 22, 2016; J132217.52: Feb. 3, 2017; J022633.98: Nov. 26, 2016. Exposure Dates: 30 observations between Oct. 13, 2016, and Mar. 11, 2017
  • Filters
    FiltersThe camera filters that were used in the science observations.
    F160W
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    J074851.72J084648.55J114329.52J231356.64J132217.52J022633.98
  • Object Description
    Object DescriptionThe type of astronomical object.
    Galaxy Cluster
  • Release Date
    June 6, 2017
  • Science Release
    Jackpot! Cosmic Magnifying-Glass Effect Captures Universe’s Brightest Galaxies
    Read the release
  • Credits
    NASA, ESA, and J. Lowenthal (Smith College)

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Six scenes in a two by three grid with compass arrows and scale bars. All are grayscale galaxies against the black background of space.
Color Info
Color InfoA brief description of the methods used to convert telescope data into the color image being presented.

This image is a composite of separate exposures acquired by the WFC3/IR instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope. One filter was used for each frame of the composite.

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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Mar 12, 2025
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