Destroyed Star Rains onto Black Hole, Winds Blow it Back

Chandra_611_1024

chandra_611 October 21st, 2015

Credit: Spectrum: NASA/CXC/U.Michigan/J.Miller et al.; Illustration: NASA/CXC/M.Weiss

Astronomers have observed material being blown away from a black hole after it tore a star apart, using a trio of X-ray telescopes. The artist's illustration depicts material from a shredded star (reddish-orange streak) that is pulled towards the black hole. The X-ray spectrum obtained with Chandra (inset box) provides information about how material starts falling toward the black hole, plus evidence for a wind carrying some of the material away from the black hole.

Provider: Chandra X-ray Observatory

Image Source: http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2015/tidal/

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
Artwork
Object Name
ASASSN-14li
Subject - Local Universe
Star > Evolutionary Stage > Black Hole
Star > Grouping > Binary

Distance

Universescale3
290,000,000 light years

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 12h 48m 15.2s
DEC = 17° 46’ 26.2”
Constellation
Coma Berenices

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Chandra (HRC) -
Chandra_611_1280
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ID
611
Subject Category
C.3.1.10   C.3.6.1  
Subject Name
ASASSN-14li
Credits
Spectrum: NASA/CXC/U.Michigan/J.Miller et al.; Illustration: NASA/CXC/M.Weiss
Release Date
2015-10-21
Lightyears
290,000,000
Redshift
290,000,000
Reference Url
http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2015/tidal/
Type
Artwork
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Facility
Chandra
Instrument
HRC
Color Assignment
Band
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
192.063333, 17.773944
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
tidal.tif
Metadata Date
2015-10-21T15:19:53-04:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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Universescalefull
290,000,000 light years

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