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Hubble BoRG 58 Candidate Galaxy – c

Hubble BoRG 58 Candidate Galaxy - c

About the Object

  • R.A. Position
    R.A. PositionRight ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.
    14h 36m 55.1s
  • Dec. Position
    Dec. PositionDeclination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.
    50° 43' 9.79"
  • Constellation
    ConstellationOne of 88 recognized regions of the celestial sphere in which the object appears.
    Boötes

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 were from the HST proposal 11700: M. Trenti (University of Colorado, Boulder), M. Stiavelli, J. MacKenty, and M. Mutchler (STScI), and T. Treu (University of California, Santa Barbara).
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    BoRG 58
  • Release Date
    January 10, 2012
  • Science Release
    Hubble Pinpoints Farthest Protocluster of Galaxies Ever Seen
    Read the release
  • Credit
    NASA, ESA, M. Trenti (University of Colorado, Boulder, and University of Cambridge, UK), L. Bradley (STScI), and the BoRG team

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Mar 28, 2025
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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
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claire.andreoli@nasa.gov

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