The active galaxy Markarian 1018

eso_eso1631a September 15th, 2016

Credit: ESO/CARS survey

This image from the MUSE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope shows the active galaxy Markarian 1018, which has a supermassive black hole at its core. The faint loops of light around the galaxy are a result of its interaction and merger with another galaxy in the recent past.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1631a/

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: Markarian 1018
Subject - Local Universe: Galaxy > Activity > AGN > Seyfert

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 2h 6m 16.0s; DEC = 0° 17’ 29.2”
Orientation: North is 90.0° CW
Field of View: 2.6 x 2.6 arcminutes
Constellation: Cetus

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
VLT (MUSE)	Optical (i)	-
VLT (MUSE)	Optical (r)	-
VLT (MUSE)	Optical (G)	-
VLT (MUSE)	Optical (u)	-

ID: eso1631a
Subject Category: C.5.3.2.2
Subject Name: Markarian 1018
Credits: ESO/CARS survey

Release Date: 2016-09-15T16:00:00
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Reference Url: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1631a/

Type: Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes

Facility: Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope
Instrument: MUSE, MUSE, MUSE, MUSE
Color Assignment: Red, Green, Blue, Blue

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: i, r, G, u
Central Wavelength

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Notes

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 31.566625, -0.2914444
Reference Dimension: 800.0, 800.0

Reference Pixel: 400.0, 400.0
Scale: -5.50173129487e-05, 5.50173129487e-05
Rotation: -89.999999999999929
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Notes

Creator (Curator): European Southern Observatory
URL: http://www.eso.org
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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: eso1631a

Resource URL: https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso1631a.tif
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Metadata Date: 2016-09-09T15:07:10+02:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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