Hubble view of green filament in galaxy 2MASX J15100402+0740370

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esahubble_heic1507d April 2nd, 2015

Credit: NASA, ESA, W. Keel (University of Alabama, USA)

This new NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows ghostly green filaments, lying within galaxy 2MASX J15100402+0740370. This filament was illuminated by a blast of radiation from a quasar a very luminous and compact region that surrounds the supermassive black hole at the centre of its host galaxy. Its bright green hue is a result of ionised oxygen, which glows brightly at green wavelengths.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1507d/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
2MASX J15100402+0740370
Subject - Local Universe
Nebula > Appearance > Emission
Galaxy > Activity > AGN > Quasar
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 15h 10m 4.0s
DEC = 7° 40’ 40.9”
Orientation
North is up
Field of View
1.0 x 0.9 arcminutes
Constellation
Bootes

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Cyan Hubble (ACS) (Oiii) -
Blue Hubble (WFC3) (R) -
Green Hubble (WFC3) (R+I) -
Red Hubble (WFC3) (I) -
Red Hubble (ACS) (H-alpha + Nii) -
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ID
heic1507d
Subject Category
C.4.2.1   C.5.3.2.1  
Subject Name
2MASX J15100402+0740370
Credits
NASA, ESA, W. Keel (University of Alabama, USA)
Release Date
2015-04-02T17:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1507d/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Various (n/a)
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
ACS, WFC3, WFC3, WFC3, ACS
Color Assignment
Cyan, Blue, Green, Red, Red
Band
Bandpass
Oiii, R, R+I, I, H-alpha + Nii
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
227.516502914, 7.67802848576
Reference Dimension
1202.0, 1114.0
Reference Pixel
601.0, 557.0
Scale
-1.36608571433e-05, 1.36608571433e-05
Rotation
0
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
heic1507d
Metadata Date
2014-12-02T16:56:29+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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