Sunburst Arc 2
This image, taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, shows one of four arcs formed of the light from the galaxy nicknamed the Sunburst Arc. Created by strong gravitational lensing, this bright arc of light consists of at least four copies of the image of a single galaxy. The lensed galaxy is about 11 billion light-years away.
Credit:ESA/Hubble, NASA, Rivera-Thorsen et al.
About the Image
| Id: | heic1920c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 7 November 2019, 20:00 |
| Related releases: | heic1920 |
| Size: | 576 x 772 px |
About the Object
| Name: | PSZ1 G311.65-18.48 |
| Type: | Early Universe : Cosmology : Phenomenon : Lensing |
| Distance: | 4 billion light years |
| Constellation: | Apus |
| Category: | Cosmology Galaxies |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 15 50 1.16 |
| Position (Dec): | -78° 11' 7.93" |
| Field of view: | 0.29 x 0.39 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 4.9° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Ultraviolet UV | 275 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |
| Optical V | 606 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |
| Infrared I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Infrared H | 1.6 μm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |