Image of Abell 3158, Part of the DESI Legacy Imaging Survey
This is an image centered on a relatively nearby galaxy cluster dubbed Abell 3158; light from these galaxies had a redshift value of 0.059, meaning that it traveled approximately 825 million years on its journey to Earth. The image is a small part of the DESI Legacy Imaging Surveys — a monumental six-year survey covering nearly half the sky. Most of the data for the image originally were taken as part of the LoVoCCS survey.
Credit:LoVoCCS/DESI Legacy Imaging Survey/KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA; Image processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF’s NOIRLab, Jen Miller, M. Zamani & D. de Martin (NSF’s NOIRLab)
About the Image
| Id: | noirlab2306a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | Feb. 23, 2023, 11 a.m. |
| Related releases: | noirlab2306 |
| Size: | 4196 x 2536 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Abell 3158 |
| Constellation: | Reticulum |
| Category: | Galaxy Clusters |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 3 43 4.14 |
| Position (Dec): | -53° 38' 29.62" |
| Field of view: | 18.30 x 11.06 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.1° left of vertical |
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Colors & filters
| Band | Wave-length | Tele-scope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical g | 473 nm | Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope DECam |
| Optical r | 642 nm | Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope DECam |
| Optical z | 926 nm | Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope DECam |