Chandra image of Messier 82

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esahubble_heic0604e April 24th, 2006

Credit: NASA/CXC/JHU/D.Strickland

Composite image of the active galaxy Messier 82 from x-ray observations by Chandra X-Ray Observatory in three energy bands coded in red (lowest energy x-ray photons), green and blue (highest energy).

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic0604e/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Cigar Galaxy Messier 82
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Activity > Starburst
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 9h 55m 54.9s
DEC = 69° 40’ 52.9”
Orientation
North is 50.0° CCW
Field of View
7.5 x 6.0 arcminutes
Constellation
Ursa Major

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red Chandra (ACIS) X-ray -
Green Chandra (ACIS) X-ray -
Blue Chandra (ACIS) X-ray -
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ID
heic0604e
Subject Category
C.5.3.3  
Subject Name
Cigar Galaxy, Messier 82
Credits
NASA/CXC/JHU/D.Strickland
Release Date
2006-04-24T15:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic0604e/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Distance in light years from NED
Facility
Chandra, Chandra, Chandra
Instrument
ACIS, ACIS, ACIS
Color Assignment
Red, Green, Blue
Band
X-ray, X-ray, X-ray
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
148.978879731, 69.6813583835
Reference Dimension
4522.0, 3618.0
Reference Pixel
2261.0, 1809.0
Scale
-2.77586279451e-05, 2.77586279451e-05
Rotation
49.980000000000054
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
ESA/Hubble
URL
http://www.spacetelescope.org/
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City
Garching bei München
State/Province
Postal Code
D-85748
Country
Germany
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
ESA/Hubble
Publisher ID
esahubble
Resource ID
heic0604e
Metadata Date
2006-04-14T15:59:43-04:00
Metadata Version
1.0
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