ZwCl 1358+62
ZwCl 1358+62 is located 3.7 billion light-years from Earth (z=0.33) and is made up of at least 150 individual galaxies. This image depicts multiple blue, red and orange arcs scattered across the image, which represent amplified and stretched images of the galaxies behind the cluster's core. The colours displayed by the various lensed galaxies vary according to their distance and galaxy types. The natural gravitational lensing effect in combination with Hubble's potent mirrors provide astronomers with a powerful set of tools to gather information on the nature of distant galaxies and the workings of the "hidden" world around us.
Credit:NASA, ESA, and Johan Richard (Caltech, USA)
Acknowledgement: Davide de Martin & James Long (ESA/Hubble)
About the Image
Id: | heic0814c |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | 24 July 2008, 17:00 |
Related releases: | heic0814 |
Size: | 3864 x 3489 px |
About the Object
Name: | ZwCl 1358+62 |
Type: | Early Universe : Galaxy : Grouping : Cluster |
Distance: | z=0.33 (redshift) |
Constellation: | Draco |
Category: | Star Clusters |
Coordinates
Position (RA): | 13 59 49.66 |
Position (Dec): | 62° 31' 8.99" |
Field of view: | 3.22 x 2.91 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 180.2° right of vertical |
Colours & filters
Band | Telescope |
---|---|
Optical B | Hubble Space Telescope |
Optical V | Hubble Space Telescope |
Optical R | Hubble Space Telescope |