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About
this Object
Object
Name: |
MACS J1206.2-0847 |
Object Description: |
Galaxy Cluster |
Position
(J2000): |
R.A. 12h 06m 11s.98
Dec. -08° 48' 0".04 |
Constellation: |
Virgo |
Distance: |
4.5 billion light-years (1.4 billion parsecs) |
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About
the Data
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Data Description: |
This image was created from HST data from proposal 12069: M. Postman (STScI) et al. and the CLASH Team
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Instrument: |
ACS amd WFC3/IR |
Exposure
Date: |
April - July 2011 |
Exposure
Time: |
19 hours |
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About
this Image
Credit: |
NASA, ESA, M. Postman (STScI), the CLASH Team, and the Hubble
Heritage Team (STScI/AURA |
Release
Date: |
October 13, 2011 |
Color: |
This image is a composite of many separate exposures made by the ACS and WFC3 instruments
on the Hubble Space Telescope using ten different filters. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic image.
In this case, the assigned colors are:
ACS/WFC F606W (V) + F625W (r) |
blue |
ACS/WFC F775W (i) + F814W (I) + F850LP (z) |
green |
WFC3/IR F105W (Y) + F110W (YJ) + F125W (J) + F140W (JH) + F160W (H) |
red |
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