Hubble's Top Ten Gravitational Lenses. A View of HST 16302+8230
HST 16302+8230 could be an 'Einstein ring' and the most intriguing lens candidate. It has been nicknamed the 'the London Underground' since it resembles that logo.
Credit:About the Image
About the Object
| Name: | HST 16302+8230 |
| Type: | Early Universe : Galaxy : Type : Gravitationally Lensed |
| Category: | Cosmology Galaxies |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 450 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Optical V | 606 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Infrared I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |