Galaxies in the Fornax Cluster
Members of the Fornax galaxy cluster fill this image from the Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO), a Program of NSF’s NOIRLab. Appearing in the constellation Fornax (the Furnace), the Fornax Cluster is a relatively nearby galaxy cluster, only about 60 million light-years from Earth. Some foreground stars, which belong to our own Milky Way Galaxy, appear in the image as well.
Credit:CTIO/NOIRLab/DOE/NSF/AURA
Acknowledgment: Image processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF’s NOIRLab), J. Miller (Gemini Observatory/NSF’s NOIRLab), M. Zamani (NSF’s NOIRLab) & D. de Martin (NSF’s NOIRLab)
About the Image
| Id: | noirlab2126a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | Sept. 23, 2021, 11:30 a.m. |
| Related releases: | noirlab2126 |
| Size: | 10000 x 5000 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Fornax Cluster |
| Distance: | 60 million light years |
| Constellation: | Fornax |
| Category: | Galaxy Clusters |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 3 38 56.48 |
| Position (Dec): | -35° 29' 42.57" |
| Field of view: | 43.80 x 21.90 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is -0.0° left of vertical |
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Colors & filters
| Band | Wave-length | Tele-scope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical g | 486 nm | Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope DECam |
| Optical r | 646 nm | Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope DECam |
| Optical i | 785 nm | Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope DECam |