Galaxy Cluster MS1054-03
Exciting Hubble Space Telescope images of more than a dozen very distant colliding galaxies indicate that, at least in some cases, big massive galaxies form through collisions between smaller ones, in a 'generation after generation' never-ending story.
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About the Object
| Name: | MS1054-03 |
| Type: | Early Universe : Galaxy : Type : Interacting Early Universe : Galaxy : Grouping : Cluster |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Category: | Cosmology Galaxies |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 10 56 59.96 |
| Position (Dec): | -3° 37' 35.04" |
| Field of view: | 2.20 x 2.14 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.7° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical R | 675 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Infrared I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |