Composite Image of Galaxy Cluster MS 0735
This is a new composite image of galaxy cluster MS0735.6+7421, located about 2.6 billion light-years away in the constellation Camelopardalis. The three views of the region were taken with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope in Feb. 2006, NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory in Nov. 2003, and NRAO's Very Large Array in Oct. 2004.
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About the Object
| Name: | MS 0735.6+742 |
| Type: | Early Universe : Galaxy : Grouping : Cluster |
| Distance: | z=0.216 (redshift) |
| Constellation: | Camelopardalis |
| Category: | Galaxies |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 7 41 42.36 |
| Position (Dec): | 74° 14' 53.18" |
| Field of view: | 4.54 x 4.55 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.1° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| X-ray |
Chandra
ACIS |
| Optical |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Infrared | Spitzer Space Telescope IRAC |