Centre of the active galaxy NGC 5728

Eso_eso0128c_1024

eso_eso0128c August 14th, 2001

Credit: ESO

This is a photo of an active galaxy that was observed with ISAAC during the programme being carried out. It shows NGC 5728 (K-band). The bar-like structure and the luminous centre where the Black Hole is located is visible. The distance to this galaxy is approximately 120 million light-years; the local scale is indicated in the photo. Technical information: this image of the central region of NGC 5728 was obtained at the 3.5-m Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (CFHT) and the Adaptive-Optics PUEO instrument; the K-band (2.3 µm) exposure lasted 60 sec and the field measures 38 X 38 arcsec 2. North is up and East is left.  

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0128c/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, 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 5728
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Component > Central Black Hole

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Grayscale VLT (ISAAC) Infrared (K) 2.3 µm
Spectrum_base
Grayscale
Eso_eso0128c_1280
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ID
eso0128c
Subject Category
C.5.4.6  
Subject Name
NGC 5728
Credits
ESO
Release Date
2001-08-14T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0128c/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Very Large Telescope
Instrument
ISAAC
Color Assignment
Grayscale
Band
Infrared
Bandpass
K
Central Wavelength
2300
Start Time
Integration Time
60
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
800.0, 797.0
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
Quality
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
European Southern Observatory
URL
http://www.eso.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
European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID
eso
Resource ID
eso0128c
Metadata Date
2009-01-07T16:19:09+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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