PLCK G287.0+32.9 Gravitational Lensing

An extremely large gravitational lens around galaxy cluster PLCK G287.0+32.9

Credit:

DESI Legacy Imaging Surveys/LBNL/DOE & KPNO/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
Image processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF’s NOIRLab), M. Zamani (NSF’s NOIRLab), R. Colombari (NSF’s NOIRLab) & D. de Martin (NSF’s NOIRLab)

About the Image

Id:noirlab2325e
Type:Observation
Release date:Sept. 28, 2023, 11:30 a.m.
Related releases:noirlab2325
Size:2084 x 2084 px

About the Object

Name:PLCKESZ G287.0+32.9
Constellation:Hydra
Category:Galaxy Clusters

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Coordinates

ObjectValue
Position (RA):11 50 50.69
Position (Dec):-28° 4' 58.00"
Field of view:9.37 x 9.37 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 0.1° right of vertical