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Full Resolution Image Single HST ACS COSMOS Tile

Full Resolution Image Single HST ACS COSMOS Tile
This image covers one of 49 COSMOS tiles. It is created from ACS infrared data as well as Subaru broadband data. This tile is roughly 10 arcminutes in size. It is one-third of the full resolution COSMOS tiles. The Subaru image is courtesy of P. Capak and R. Massey (Caltech).

About the Object

  • R.A. Position
    R.A. PositionRight ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.
    10h 0m 28.6s
  • Dec. Position
    Dec. PositionDeclination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.
    02° 12' 21.0"
  • Constellation
    ConstellationOne of 88 recognized regions of the celestial sphere in which the object appears.
    Sextans
  • Dimensions
    DimensionsThe physical size of the object or the apparent angle it subtends on the sky.
    The COSMOS survey field covers 2 square degrees.

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 Hubble image was created from HST data from proposals: 9822 and 10092 – Principal Investigator: Scoville

    The Subaru image: Principal Investigator: Taniguchi

    The VLT image: Principal Investigator: Kneib

    The XMM/Newton image: Principal Investigator: Hasinger

  • Instrument
    InstrumentThe science instrument used to produce the data.
    HST>ACS/WFC, Subaru>Suprime-Cam, VLT>VIMOS, and XMM/Newton>EPIC
  • Exposure Dates
    Exposure DatesThe date(s) that the telescope made its observations and the total exposure time.
    Oct. 2003 - May 2004 (HST), Jan-Feb 2004; 2005 (Subaru ), Apr. 2004 (VLT ), and Winter 2003-Winter 2004; XMM A04 (XMM/Newton)
  • Filters
    FiltersThe camera filters that were used in the science observations.
    ACS/WFC: F814W (I) Suprime-Cam: B,V,r,i,z; intermediate; narrow bandsVIMOS: R~200EPIC: 0.5-2 keV 7e-16 cgs and 2-10 keV 3e-15 cgs
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    Cosmological Evolution Survey Field, COSMOS Field
  • Object Description
    Object DescriptionThe type of astronomical object.
    Astronomical Survey
  • Release Date
    January 7, 2007
  • Science Release
    Hubble Maps the Cosmic Web of “Clumpy” Dark Matter in 3-D
    Read the release
  • Credits
    NASA, ESA, and R. Massey (California Institute of Technology)

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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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