NGC 1275 multi-wavelength composite

Esahubble_heic0817b_1024

esahubble_heic0817b August 20th, 2008

Credit: NASA, ESA, NRAO and L. Frattare (STScI). Science Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/IoA/A.Fabian et al.; Radio: NRAO/VLA/G. Taylor; Optical: NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration, and A. Fabian (Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, UK)

The behemoth galaxy NGC 1275, also known as Perseus A, lies at the centre of Perseus Galaxy Cluster. By combining multi-wavelength images into this single composite, the dynamics of the galaxy become visible. Detail and structure from optical, radio and X-ray wavelengths have been combined for an aesthetically pleasing image which shows the violent events in the galaxy's heart. NGC 1275 is an active galaxy well-known for its radio source (Perseus A) and is a strong emitter of X-rays due to the presence of the supermassive black hole in its centre. Hubble data from the Advanced Camera for Surveys covers visible-light wavelengths and is shown in the red, green and blue. Radio data from NRAO's Very Large Array at 0.91 m was also used. In this composite image, dust lanes, star-forming regions, hydrogen filaments, foreground stars, and background galaxies are contributions from the Hubble optical data. The X-ray data contributes to the soft but violet shells around the outside of the centre. The pinkish lobes toward the centre of the galaxy are from radio emission. The radio jets from the black hole fill the X-ray cavities. Chandra data from the ACIS covers X-ray wavelengths from 0.1771 to 4.133 nm (0.3-7 KeV).

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic0817b/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
NGC 1275
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Activity > AGN > Seyfert
Esahubble_heic0817b_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 3h 19m 48.4s
DEC = 41° 30’ 41.2”
Orientation
North is 8.6° CCW
Field of View
3.8 x 3.0 arcminutes
Constellation
Perseus

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Magenta Other (None) Radio -
Red Hubble (ACS) Optical (R) -
Green Hubble (ACS) Optical (V) -
Blue Hubble (ACS) Optical (B) -
Purple Chandra (ACIS) X-ray -
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ID
heic0817b
Subject Category
C.5.3.2.2  
Subject Name
NGC 1275
Credits
NASA, ESA, NRAO and L. Frattare (STScI). Science Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/IoA/A.Fabian et al.; Radio: NRAO/VLA/G. Taylor; Optical: NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration, and A. Fabian (Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, UK)
Release Date
2008-08-20T19:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic0817b/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Distance in light years from NED
Facility
Other, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Chandra
Instrument
None, ACS, ACS, ACS, ACIS
Color Assignment
Magenta, Red, Green, Blue, Purple
Band
Radio, Optical, Optical, Optical, X-ray
Bandpass
-, R, V, B, -
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
49.9515238, 41.5114463
Reference Dimension
1325.0, 1038.0
Reference Pixel
663.5, 520.0
Scale
-4.80358e-05, 4.8035771e-05
Rotation
8.59
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
ESA/Hubble
URL
http://www.spacetelescope.org/
Name
Chandra X-ray Observatory Center
Email
cxcpub@cfa.harvard.edu
Telephone
617.496.7941
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
http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2005/perseus/perseus.tif
Metadata Date
2008-08-19T21:03:33-04:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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