Close-up on double Einstein ring
This is a close-up of a gravitational lens showing two concentric partial ring-like structures after subtracting the glare of the central, foreground galaxy.
Credit:NASA, ESA, and R. Gavazzi and T. Treu (University of California, Santa Barbara)
About the Image
| Id: | heic0803c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 10 January 2008, 16:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0803 |
| Size: | 465 x 639 px |
About the Object
| Name: | SDSSJ0946+1006 |
| Type: | Early Universe : Galaxy : Type : Gravitationally Lensed |
| Distance: | z=0.609 (redshift) |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Category: | Galaxies |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 9 46 56.68 |
| Position (Dec): | 10° 6' 52.84" |
| Field of view: | 0.13 x 0.18 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 71.0° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Infrared I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |