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Galaxy Cluster MACS J0647

Galaxy Cluster MACS J0647

About the Object

  • R.A. Position
    R.A. PositionRight ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.
    06h 47m 49.78s
  • Dec. Position
    Dec. PositionDeclination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.
    70° 14' 56.4"
  • Constellation
    ConstellationOne of 88 recognized regions of the celestial sphere in which the object appears.
    Camelopardalis
  • 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.
    5.6 billion light-years (1.7 billion parsecs or redshift z = 0.591)

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 image was created from Hubble data from proposals 12101: M. Postman (STScI); 9722: H. Ebeling (University of Hawaii); and 10493 and 10793: A. Gal-Yam (Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel).
  • Instrument
    InstrumentThe science instrument used to produce the data.
    HST>ACS/WFC and HST>WFC3/IR
  • Exposure Dates
    Exposure DatesThe date(s) that the telescope made its observations and the total exposure time.
    2004, 2005, 2007, and 2011, Exposure Time: 27.5 hours
  • Filters
    FiltersThe camera filters that were used in the science observations.
    ACS/WFC: F435W (B), F475W (g), F555W (V), F606W (V), F625W (r), F775W (I), F814W (I), and F850LP (z) WFC3/IR: F105W (Y), F110W (YJ), F125W (J), F140W (JH), and F160W (H)
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    MACS J0647+7015
  • Object Description
    Object DescriptionThe type of astronomical object.
    Galaxy Cluster/Gravitational Lens
  • Release Date
    November 15, 2012
  • Science Release
    NASA Great Observatories Find Candidate for Most Distant Galaxy Yet Known
    Read the release
  • Credit
    Credit: NASA, ESA, M. Postman and D. Coe (STScI), and the CLASH Team

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Galaxy Cluster MACS J0647
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 and WFC3 instruments. Several filters were used to sample various wavelengths. 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: ACS/WFC F435W (B) + F475W (g) + F555W (V) + F606W (V) + F625W (r) Green: ACS/WFC F775W (I) + F814W (I) + F850LP (z), and WFC3/IR F105W (Y) + F110W (YJ) + F125W (J) Red: WFC3/IR F140W (JH) + 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.

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MACS0647-JD Zoom Sequence (Annotated)

MACS0647-JD Zoom Sequence (Annotated)

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Mar 28, 2025
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Claire Andreoli
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