Wide-field image of the Spiderweb Galaxy (ground-based image)
This image is a colour composite made from exposures from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2). The field of view is 2.8 x 2.9 degrees.
Credit:Digitized Sky Survey 2 and ESA/Hubble. ESA/Hubble and Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin (ESA/Hubble
).
About the Image
Id: | heic0614c |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | 12 October 2006, 12:00 |
Related releases: | heic0614 |
Size: | 9823 x 10369 px |
About the Object
Name: | LEDA 2826829, MRC 1138-262, Spiderweb Galaxy |
Type: | Early Universe : Galaxy : Type : Interacting |
Distance: | z=2.156 (redshift) |
Constellation: | Hydra |
Category: | Galaxies |
Image Formats
Large JPEG
27.4 MB
Publication JPEG
3.9 MB
Screensize JPEG
363.0 KB
Coordinates
Position (RA): | 11 40 50.51 |
Position (Dec): | -26° 29' 27.50" |
Field of view: | 164.97 x 174.14 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 0.7° right of vertical |