Chandra Helps Astronomers Discover a Surprisingly Lonely Galaxy

chandra_798 March 8th, 2023

Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/Univ. of Torino/V. Missaglia et al.; Optical: NASA/ESA/STScI and International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA; Infrared: NASA/ESA/STScI; Radio: NRAO/AUI/NSF

Provider: Chandra X-ray Observatory

Image Source: http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2023/3c297/

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: Observation
Object Name: 3C 297

Distance

9 ly

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 14h 17m 24.1s; DEC = -4° 0’ 48.9”
Constellation: Virgo

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
Chandra	X-ray	-
Gemini	Optical	-
Hubble	Optical	-
Hubble	Infrared	-
AURA	Radio	-

ID: 798
Subject Category
Subject Name: 3C 297
Credits: X-ray: NASA/CXC/Univ. of Torino/V. Missaglia et al.; Optical: NASA/ESA/STScI and International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA; Infrared: NASA/ESA/STScI; Radio: NRAO/AUI/NSF

Release Date: 2023-03-08
Lightyears: 9.2
Redshift: 9.2
Reference Url: http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2023/3c297/

Type: Observation
Image Quality: Good
Distance Notes

Facility: Chandra, Gemini, HST, HST, AURA
Instrument
Color Assignment: Purple, Green, Blue, Orange, Red

Band: X-ray, Optical, Optical, Infrared, Radio
Bandpass
Central Wavelength

Start Time: 2016-03-21-0000, -, -, -, -
Integration Time: 126000, -, -, -, -
Dataset ID: 18103, 23829, 24352, 24353, 24355, 24356, 24357, 25000, 25001, 25004, 25023
Notes

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 214.35041666666666, -4.013583333333333
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Quality: Position
FITS Header
Notes

Creator (Curator): Chandra X-ray Observatory
URL: http://chandra.harvard.edu
Name
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

Resource URL: http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2023/3c297/3c297.tif
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Metadata Date: 2024-04-26T11:21:57-04:00
Metadata Version: 1.2

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