Area surrounding the Sunburst Arc (ground-based image)
This wide field view of the night sky shows the region in which the galaxy nicknamed the Sunburst Arc is located.
Credit:ESA/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin
About the Image
| Id: | heic1920e |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 7 November 2019, 20:00 |
| Related releases: | heic1920 |
| Size: | 9751 x 6030 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 |
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 15 38 17.78 |
| Position (Dec): | -78° 14' 6.38" |
| Field of view: | 165.72 x 102.48 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 6.8° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 479 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical R | 649 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical I | 825 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |