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MS1054-03 component
About the Object
- R.A. PositionR.A. PositionRight ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.10h 57m 0.19s
- Dec. PositionDec. PositionDeclination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.-3° 37' 27.0"
- Object NameObject NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.MS1054-03
- Release DateJuly 15, 1999
- Science ReleaseCosmic Collisions – European HST Scientists Catch Merging Galaxies in the Act
- Credit
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Galaxy Collisions in Distant Cluster
The group of galaxies – or "galaxy cluster" – catalogued as MS1054-03 is 8 billion light-years away, one of the most distant known so far. Although hundreds of galaxies appear in the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image, a European-led team of astronomers has studied in detail...
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Mar 28, 2025
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Greenbelt, Maryland
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