Centaurus A Nucleus

Esahubble_opo9814e_1024

esahubble_opo9814e May 14th, 1998

Credit: E.J. Schreier, (STScI) and NASA/ESA

A close-up high resolution Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 image of the dramatic dust disk which is thought to be the remnant of a smaller spiral galaxy that merged with the large elliptical galaxy. The shock of the collision compressed interstellar gas, precipitating a flurry of star formation and giving the material a fleecy pattern. Dark filaments of dust mixed with cold hydrogen gas are silhouetted against the incandescent yellow-orange glow from stars behind it.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9814e/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Centaurus A NGC 5128
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy
Galaxy > Component > Central Black Hole
Esahubble_opo9814e_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 13h 25m 26.9s
DEC = -43° 1’ 18.3”
Orientation
North is 20.7° CCW
Field of View
1.3 x 1.3 arcminutes
Constellation
Centaurus

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (R) -
Green Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (V) -
Blue Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (B) -
Esahubble_opo9814e_1280
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ID
opo9814e
Subject Category
C.5   C.5.4.6  
Subject Name
Centaurus A, NGC 5128
Credits
E.J. Schreier, (STScI) and NASA/ESA
Release Date
1998-05-14T06:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9814e/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2
Color Assignment
Red, Green, Blue
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
R, V, B
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
201.3622787, -43.0217631
Reference Dimension
768.0, 804.0
Reference Pixel
385.0, 403.0
Scale
2.76818120418e-05, 2.76050438207e-05
Rotation
20.7
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
WCS info from NASA/Hubble
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
opo9814e
Metadata Date
2003-12-09T17:51:04+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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