Neutron Stars Join The Black Hole Jet Set

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chandra_360 June 27th, 2007

Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/Univ. of Wiscons

This artist's illustration (main graphic) depicts the jet of relativistic particles blasting out of Circinus X-1, the first extended X-ray jet found to be associated with a neutron star in a binary system. The Chandra image (inset) shows this jet to the upper right, with possible evidence of counter jets to the lower left. The jet in Circinus X-1 is helping astronomers better understand how neutron stars, and not just black holes, can generate these powerful beams of particles.

Provider: Chandra X-ray Observatory

Image Source: http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2007/cirx1/

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

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

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Image Details

Image Type
Collage
Object Name
Circinus X-1
Subject - Milky Way
Star > Evolutionary Stage > Main Sequence
Star > Evolutionary Stage > Neutron Star

Distance

Universescale1
31,000 light years

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 15h 20m 41.0s
DEC = -57° 10’ 0.0”
Constellation
Circinus

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red Chandra (ACIS) X-ray 496.0 pm
Green Chandra (ACIS) X-ray 225.0 pm
Blue Chandra (ACIS) X-ray 146.0 pm
Spectrum_xray1
Red
Green
Blue
Chandra_360_1280
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ID
360
Subject Category
B.3.1.3   B.3.1.9  
Subject Name
Circinus X-1
Credits
X-ray: NASA/CXC/Univ. of Wiscons
Release Date
2007-06-27
Lightyears
31,000
Redshift
31,000
Reference Url
http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2007/cirx1/
Type
Collage
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
Central Wavelength
0.496, 0.225, 0.146
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
5478, 5478, 5478
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
2000.0
Reference Value
230.170833333333, -57.1666666666667
Reference Dimension
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
Quality
Position
FITS Header
Notes
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 Observatory Center
Publisher ID
chandra
Resource ID
cirx1_2panel.tif
Metadata Date
2012-04-17T11:41:57-04:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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Universescalefull
31,000 light years

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