A Mysterious Elliptical Galaxy

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chandra_385 February 5th, 2008

Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/Penn State/G. Garmire; Optical: NASA/ESA/STScI/M. West

This image of the elliptical galaxy NGC 1132 and its surrounding region combines data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Hubble Space Telescope. The blue/purple in the image is the X-ray glow from hot, diffuse gas detected by Chandra. Hubble's data reveal a giant foreground elliptical galaxy, plus numerous dwarf galaxies in its neighborhood, and many much more distant galaxies in the background.

Provider: Chandra X-ray Observatory

Image Source: http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2008/ngc1132/

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 1132
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Elliptical

Distance

Universescale3
300,000,000 light years
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 2h 52m 52.3s
DEC = -1° 16’ 10.2”
Orientation
North is 90.0° CCW
Field of View
1.6 x 1.6 arcminutes
Constellation
Eridanus

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Chandra (ACIS) X-ray 826.7 pm
Blue Hubble (ACS) Optical (g-band) 475.0 nm
Green Hubble (ACS) Optical (pseudogreen) -
Red Hubble (ACS) Infrared (z-band) 850.0 nm
Spectrum_xray1w
Blue
Blue
Red
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ID
385
Subject Category
C.5.1.4  
Subject Name
NGC 1132
Credits
X-ray: NASA/CXC/Penn State/G. Garmire; Optical: NASA/ESA/STScI/M. West
Release Date
2008-02-05
Lightyears
300,000,000
Redshift
300,000,000
Reference Url
http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2008/ngc1132/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Facility
Chandra, Hubble, Hubble, Hubble
Instrument
ACIS, ACS, ACS, ACS
Color Assignment
Blue, Blue, Green, Red
Band
X-ray, Optical, Optical, Infrared
Bandpass
-, g-band, pseudogreen, z-band
Central Wavelength
0.8267, 475, -, 850
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
2000.0
Reference Value
43.21787263030, -1.26950725417
Reference Dimension
2382.00, 2298.00
Reference Pixel
2546.70657240404, 2490.20735732797
Scale
-0.00001140853, 0.00001140853
Rotation
89.96764472705
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.si.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
Publisher ID
chandra
Resource ID
ngc1132.tif
Metadata Date
2024-02-02T16:33:06-05:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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300,000,000 light years

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