Very Large Telescope view of Abell 2744 — Pandora’s Cluster
This image, made with the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), shows a wide view of merging galaxy cluster Abell 2744, nicknamed Pandora’s Cluster. This remarkable object seems to be the result of the collision of at least four separate galaxy clusters.
Credit:ESO and D. Coe (STScI)/J. Merten (Heidelberg/Bologna)
About the Image
Id: | heic1111d |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | 22 June 2011, 15:00 |
Related releases: | heic1111 |
Size: | 2017 x 2017 px |
About the Object
Name: | Abell 2744 |
Type: | Early Universe : Galaxy : Grouping : Cluster |
Distance: | z=0.308 (redshift) |
Constellation: | Sculptor |
Category: | Cosmology |
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Coordinates
Position (RA): | 0 14 20.59 |
Position (Dec): | -30° 24' 0.27" |
Field of view: | 6.73 x 6.73 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 0.1° left of vertical |
Colours & filters
Band | Telescope |
---|---|
Optical V |
Very Large Telescope (VLT)
FORS1 |
Optical R |
Very Large Telescope (VLT)
FORS1 |
Infrared R |
Very Large Telescope (VLT)
FORS1 |