Dinner for Centaurus A

Eso_eso0944a_1024

eso_eso0944a November 20th, 2009

Credit: ESO/Y. Beletsky

This image of the central parts of Centaurus A reveals the parallelogram-shaped remains of a smaller galaxy that was gulped down about 200 to 700 million years ago. The image is based on data collected with the SOFI instrument on ESO’s New Technology Telescope at La Silla. The original image, obtained by observing in the near-infrared through three different filters (J, H and K) was specially processed to look through the dust, providing a clear view of the centre. The field of view is about 4 x 4 arcminutes.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0944a/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Centaurus A NGC 5128
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Component > Central Black Hole
Galaxy > Type > Elliptical
Eso_eso0944a_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 13h 25m 26.7s
DEC = -43° 1’ 8.0”
Orientation
North is 0.2° CW
Field of View
4.1 x 4.1 arcminutes
Constellation
Centaurus

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red NTT (SOFI) Infrared (K) -
Green NTT (SOFI) Infrared (H) -
Blue NTT (SOFI) Infrared (J) -
Eso_eso0944a_1280
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ID
eso0944a
Subject Category
C.5.4.6   C.5.1.4  
Subject Name
Centaurus A, NGC 5128
Credits
ESO/Y. Beletsky
Release Date
2009-11-20T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0944a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
New Technology Telescope, New Technology Telescope, New Technology Telescope
Instrument
SOFI, SOFI, SOFI
Color Assignment
Red, Green, Blue
Band
Infrared, Infrared, Infrared
Bandpass
K, H, J
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
201.361175663, -43.0188876926
Reference Dimension
849.0, 849.0
Reference Pixel
424.0, 424.0
Scale
-8.013035747e-05, 8.013035747e-05
Rotation
-0.16000000000000006
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
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
eso0944a
Metadata Date
2009-09-07T11:59:56+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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