Hubble view of green filament in galaxy NGC 5252

Esahubble_heic1507f_1024

esahubble_heic1507f April 2nd, 2015

Credit: NASA, ESA, W. Keel (University of Alabama, USA) and Z. Tsevtanov (Jet Propulsion Laboratory, USA)

This new NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows ghostly green filaments, lying within galaxy NGC 5252. 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/heic1507f/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
NGC 5252
Subject - Local Universe
Nebula > Appearance > Emission
Galaxy > Activity > AGN > Quasar
Esahubble_heic1507f_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 13h 38m 15.7s
DEC = 4° 32’ 34.7”
Orientation
North is 90.0° CW
Field of View
0.6 x 0.5 arcminutes
Constellation
Virgo

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Cyan Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (Oiii) -
Blue Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (R) -
Blue Hubble (WFPC2) Optical -
Green Hubble (WFPC2) Optical -
Red Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (H-alpha + Nii) -
Esahubble_heic1507f_1280
×
ID
heic1507f
Subject Category
C.4.2.1   C.5.3.2.1  
Subject Name
NGC 5252
Credits
NASA, ESA, W. Keel (University of Alabama, USA) and Z. Tsevtanov (Jet Propulsion Laboratory, USA)
Release Date
2015-04-02T17:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1507f/
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
WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2
Color Assignment
Cyan, Blue, Blue, Green, Red
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
Oiii, R, -, -, H-alpha + Nii
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
204.565594227, 4.54297831508
Reference Dimension
339.0, 295.0
Reference Pixel
169.0, 147.0
Scale
-2.77591413931e-05, 2.77591413931e-05
Rotation
-90.04
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
heic1507f
Metadata Date
2014-12-02T17:00:36+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
×

 

Detailed color mapping information coming soon...

×

There is no distance meta data in this image.

 

Providers | Sign In