Centaurus A
Colour composite image of Centaurus A, revealing the lobes and jets emanating from the active galaxy’s central black hole. This is a composite of images obtained with three instruments, operating at very different wavelengths. The 870-micron submillimetre data, from LABOCA on APEX, are shown in orange. X-ray data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory are shown in blue. Visible light data from the Wide Field Imager (WFI) on the MPG/ESO 2.2 m telescope located at La Silla, Chile, show the stars and the galaxy’s characteristic dust lane in close to "true colour".
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Källa:ESO/WFI (Optical); MPIfR/ESO/APEX/A.Weiss et al. (Submillimetre); NASA/CXC/CfA/R.Kraft et al. (X-ray)
Om bilden
ID: | eso0903a |
Typ: | Observation |
Publiceringsdatum: | 28 januari 2009 |
Relaterade pressmeddelanden: | eso0903 |
Related science announcements: | sciann13055 |
Storlek: | 2808 x 2957 px |
Om objektet
Namn: | Centaurus A, NGC 5128 |
Typ: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Elliptical |
Avstånd: | 13 miljon ljusår |
Constellation: | Centaurus |
Kategori: | Galaxies |
Skrivbordsunderlägg
Koordinater
Position (RA): | 13 25 27.70 |
Position (Dec): | -43° 1' 9.55" |
Field of view: | 22.71 x 23.92 arcminutes |
Orientering: | Nord är 0.0° höger om lodrätt |
Färger och filter
Band | Våglängd | Teleskop |
---|---|---|
Synligt ljus B | 445 nm | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
Röntgenstrålning | Chandra X-ray Observatory | |
Synligt ljus V | 551 nm | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
Millimetervågor Submillimetre | 870 μm | Atacama Pathfinder Experiment LABOCA |
Synligt ljus R | 658 nm | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |