ACS image of the Coma Galaxy Cluster (Abell 1656)
Date: 10 June 2008
Satellite: Hubble Space Telescope
Depicts: Abell 1656, Coma Galaxy Cluster
Copyright: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA).
Acknowledgment: M. Carter (Liverpool John Moores University) and the Coma HST ACS Treasury Team.
Most of the galaxies that inhabit the central portion of the Coma Cluster are elliptical galaxies. These featureless "fuzz-balls" are a pale golden brown in colour and contain populations of old stars. Both dwarf and giant ellipticals are found in abundance in the Coma Cluster.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
