Dwarf Galaxy Gives universe A Breath of Fresh Oxygen

Chandra_130_1024

chandra_130 July 23rd, 2002

Credit: NASA/CXC/UCSB/C.Martin et al.

Chandra's 27-hour observation of this dwarf galaxy allowed scientists to measure for the first time the concentration of oxygen, neon, magnesium, and silicon that are present in the disk of the galaxy and in large hot gaseous bubbles that extend above and below the disk. These bubbles, produced by a burst of supernova events, are rushing out of the galaxy at speeds of hundreds of thousands of miles per hour. They contain oxygen equal to the oxygen contained in 3 million suns.

Provider: Chandra X-ray Observatory

Image Source: http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2002/1060/

Curator: Chandra X-ray Observatory, Cambridge, MA, USA

Image Use Policy: http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/image_use.html

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
NGC 1569

Distance

Universescale2
7,000,000 light years
Chandra_130_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 4h 30m 55.2s
DEC = 64° 49’ 49.1”
Orientation
North is 0.2° CW
Field of View
5.2 x 5.2 arcminutes
Constellation
Camelopardalis

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red Chandra (ACIS) X-ray (X-ray) 2.48 nm
Green Chandra (ACIS) X-ray (X-ray) 1.38 nm
Blue Chandra (ACIS) X-ray (X-ray) 350.0 pm
Spectrum_xray1
Red
Green
Blue
Chandra_130_1280
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ID
130
Subject Category
Subject Name
NGC 1569
Credits
NASA/CXC/UCSB/C.Martin et al.
Release Date
2002-07-23
Lightyears
7,000,000
Redshift
7,000,000
Reference Url
http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2002/1060/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Facility
Chandra, Chandra, Chandra
Instrument
ACIS, ACIS, ACIS
Color Assignment
Red, Green, Blue
Band
X-ray, X-ray, X-ray
Bandpass
X-ray, X-ray, X-ray
Central Wavelength
2.48, 1.38, 0.35
Start Time
2000-04-11T00:05:07, 2000-04-11T00:05:07, 2000-04-11T00:05:07
Integration Time
98000, 98000, 98000
Dataset ID
782, 782, 782
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
2000.0
Reference Value
67.72998222454, 64.83029972437
Reference Dimension
2400.00, 2394.00
Reference Pixel
837.83761669519, 2037.88116073718
Scale
-0.00003600925, 0.00003600925
Rotation
-0.21906395075
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
World Coordinate System resolved using PinpointWCS 0.9.0 revision 213+ by the Chandra X-ray Center
Creator (Curator)
Chandra X-ray Observatory
URL
http://chandra.harvard.edu
Name
Chandra X-ray Observatory Center
Email
cxcpub@cfa.harvard.edu
Telephone
617.496.7941
Address
60 Garden St.
City
Cambridge
State/Province
MA
Postal Code
02138
Country
USA
Rights
http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/image_use.html
Publisher
Chandra X-Ray Center
Publisher ID
chandra
Resource ID
1060_xray.tif
Metadata Date
2012-07-26T16:12:17-04:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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