Hubble view of green filament in galaxy UGC 11185

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esahubble_heic1507h 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 UGC 11185. 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/heic1507h/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
UGC 11185
Subject - Local Universe
Nebula > Appearance > Emission
Galaxy > Activity > AGN > Quasar
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 18h 16m 10.4s
DEC = 42° 39’ 32.6”
Orientation
North is 24.1° CCW
Field of View
1.1 x 0.8 arcminutes
Constellation
Lyra

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Cyan Hubble (ACS) (Oiii) -
Red Hubble (WFC3) (I) -
Green Hubble (None) (R+I) -
Blue Hubble (WFC3) (R) -
Red Hubble (ACS) (H-alpha + Nii) -
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ID
heic1507h
Subject Category
C.4.2.1   C.5.3.2.1  
Subject Name
UGC 11185
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/heic1507h/
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, None, WFC3, ACS
Color Assignment
Cyan, Red, Green, Blue, Red
Band
Bandpass
Oiii, I, R+I, R, H-alpha + Nii
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
274.043451755, 42.6590523301
Reference Dimension
1259.0, 1003.0
Reference Pixel
629.0, 501.0
Scale
-1.40050253379e-05, 1.40050253379e-05
Rotation
24.09999999999998
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
heic1507h
Metadata Date
2014-12-02T17:04:54+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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