ALMA view of molecular gas in the centre of NGC1433

Eso_eso1344d_1024

eso_eso1344d October 16th, 2013

Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/F. Combes 

This image from ALMA shows the distribution of molecular gas close to the supermassive black hole at the centre of the galaxy NGC 1433. As well as discovering the spiral structure ALMA observations have also revealed an unexpected small outflow of material from the central black hole.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1344d/

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
NGC 1433
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Component > Central Black Hole
Eso_eso1344d_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 3h 42m 1.3s
DEC = -47° 13’ 19.8”
Orientation
North is 133.1° CW
Field of View
0.6 x 0.6 arcminutes
Constellation
Horologium

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Yellow ALMA (None) Millimeter -
Red ALMA (None) Millimeter -
Eso_eso1344d_1280
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ID
eso1344d
Subject Category
C.5.4.6  
Subject Name
NGC 1433
Credits
ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/F. Combes 
Release Date
2013-10-16T12:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1344d/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array
Instrument
None, None
Color Assignment
Yellow, Red
Band
Millimeter, Millimeter
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
55.5055444869, -47.2221781813
Reference Dimension
1433.0, 1433.0
Reference Pixel
716.0, 716.0
Scale
-6.6601764026e-06, 6.6601764026e-06
Rotation
-133.08000000000015
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
eso1344d
Metadata Date
2013-10-02T16:21:59+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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