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MACS J0717

MACS J0717

About the Object

  • R.A. Position
    R.A. PositionRight ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.
    07h 17m 33.79s
  • Dec. Position
    Dec. PositionDeclination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.
    37° 45' 20.01"
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    MACS J0717.5+3745
  • Release Date
    March 10, 2016
  • Science Release
    Telescopes Combine to Push Frontier on Galaxy Clusters
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  • Credits
    NASA, ESA, CXC, NRAO/AUI/NSF, STScI, and R. van Weeren (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics) Acknowledgment: NASA, ESA, J. Lotz (STScI), and the HFF team

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Galaxy Clusters MACS J0416.1-2403 and MACS J0717.5+3745 (Hubble, Chandra, and JVLA)

Galaxy Clusters MACS J0416.1-2403 and MACS J0717.5+3745 (Hubble, Chandra, and JVLA)

Two Frontier Fields galaxy clusters, MACS J0416.1-2403 (abbreviated MACS J0416) on the right panel and MACS J0717.5+3745 (MACS J0717 for short) on the left panel, are featured here in a pair of multiwavelength images. Located about 4.3 billion light-years from Earth, MACS J0416...

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Last Updated
Feb 24, 2025
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