The Perseus Cluster (DSS2 excerpt, ground-based image)
Located around 235 million light-years away from Earth, The Perseus Galaxy Cluster is one of the closest to us but is difficult to see in visible-light wavelengths. The cluster contains 190 galaxies including NGC 1275 which sits near the centre of this image, and is part of the Pisces-Perseus supercluster, which contains over 1000 galaxies. This image's field of view is 2.75 x 2.81 degrees.
Credit:NASA, ESA, and the Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin (ESA/Hubble)
About the Image
| Id: | heic0817c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 20 August 2008, 19:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0817 |
| Size: | 9887 x 10127 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 1275, Perseus Cluster |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Activity : AGN : Seyfert Local Universe : Galaxy : Grouping : Cluster |
| Distance: | 250 million light years |
| Constellation: | Perseus |
| Category: | Quasars and Black Holes |
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 3 19 58.31 |
| Position (Dec): | 41° 32' 34.28" |
| Field of view: | 165.92 x 169.95 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 1.5° left of vertical |
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