Hubble’s view on lensing galaxy
The galaxy SDSS J210415.89-062024.7 is located 2.5 billion light years away. It acted as a lens for a supernova at an even greater distance, creating four distinct images of the explosion — an effect created by strong gravitational lensing.
Credit:ESA/Hubble, NASA
About the Image
Id: | heic1710b |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | 20 April 2017, 20:00 |
Related releases: | heic1710 |
Size: | 545 x 486 px |
About the Object
Name: | SDSS J210415.89-062024.7 |
Type: | Early Universe : Galaxy Early Universe : Cosmology : Phenomenon : Lensing |
Distance: | 2 billion light years |
Constellation: | Aquarius |
Category: | Cosmology Galaxies |
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Coordinates
Position (RA): | 21 4 17.08 |
Position (Dec): | -6° 20' 21.78" |
Field of view: | 1.17 x 1.04 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 125.0° right of vertical |
Colours & filters
Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
---|---|---|
Infrared J | 1.1 μm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |
Infrared H | 1.6 μm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |