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Galaxy Cluster IRC 0218 (clean)
About the Object
- R.A. PositionR.A. PositionRight ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.3h 32m 38s.5
- Dec. PositionDec. PositionDeclination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.-05° 10' 19".9
- ConstellationConstellationOne of 88 recognized regions of the celestial sphere in which the object appears.Eridanus
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.The image was created from Hubble data from the following proposal: 12590, PI: C. Popovich (Texas A & M University) et al. The science team comprises: K. Wong (Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy & Astrophysics, Taiwan), K.-V. Tran (Texas A&M University), S. Suyu (Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy & Astrophysics, Taiwan), I. Momcheva (Yale University), G. Brammer (STScI), M. Brodwin (University of Missouri), A. Gonzalez (University of Florida), A. Halkola and G. Kacprzak (Swinburne University), A. Koekemoer (STScI), and C. Papovich (Texas A&M University). - 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.November and December 2011, Exposure Time: 3.3 hours
- FiltersFiltersThe camera filters that were used in the science observations.ACS/WFC: F475W (g) and F814W (I) WFC3/IR: F105W (Y), F125W (J), and F160W (H)
- Object NameObject NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.IRC 0218
- Object DescriptionObject DescriptionThe type of astronomical object.Gravitational Lensing Cluster of Galaxies
- Release DateJuly 31, 2014
- Science ReleaseHubble Shows Farthest Lensing Galaxy Yields Clues to Early Universe
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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 ACS/WFC and WFC3/IR instruments. Several filters were used to sample various wavelengths. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic (grayscale) image as follows: Blue: F475W (g) Green: F814W (I) Red: F105W (Y) + F125W (J) + F160W (H)
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.
Related Images & Videos
Gravitational Lensing by Galaxy in Cluster IRC 0218
These Hubble Space Telescope images reveal the most distant cosmic lens yet found, a massive elliptical galaxy whose powerful gravity is magnifying the light from a faraway galaxy behind it. The giant elliptical is the red object in the enlarged view at left. Its red color comes...
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Mar 28, 2025
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