Gravitational lens found in the DESI Legacy Survey data

An example of a gravitational lens found in the DESI Legacy Surveys data. The nearly complete circle in the middle of DESI-015.6763-14.0150 is the image of a background galaxy, gravitationally warped (lensed) by the red galaxy at the center into a near-perfect Einstein ring.

Créditos:

LBNL/DOE/NERSC/Legacy Imaging Surveys & KPNO/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA

About the Image

Id:noirlab2104b
Tipo:Simulation
Release date:13 de Enero de 2021 a las 14:30
Related releases:noirlab2104
Size:2000 x 2000 px

Sobre el Objeto

Constellation:Cetus
Categoría:Galaxies
Galaxy Clusters

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Coordenadas

ObjectValue
Posición (AR):1 2 42.32
Posición (Dec):-14° 0' 54.15"
Campo visual:2.24 x 2.24 arcminutes
Orientación:North is -0.0° left of vertical

Colores y Filtros

BandaLongitud de OndaTelescopio
Optical
G
474 nmVíctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope
DECam
Optical
R
644 nmVíctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope
DECam
Infrared
Z
926 nmVíctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope
DECam