Radioactive molecules in the remains of a stellar collision

Eso_eso1826a_1024

eso_eso1826a July 30th, 2018

Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), T. Kamiński; Gemini, NOAO/AURA/NSF; NRAO/AUI/NSF, B. Saxton

Composite image of CK Vulpeculae, the remains of a double-star collision. This impact launched radioactive molecules into space, as seen in the orange double-lobe structure at the centre. This is an ALMA image of 27-aluminum monofluoride, but the rare isotropic version of AIF resides in the same region. The red, diffuse image is an ALMA image of the broader dust in the region. The blue is optical data from the Gemini observatory.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1826a/

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
CK Vulpeculae
Subject - Milky Way
Star > Grouping > Multiple
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 19h 47m 38.1s
DEC = 27° 18’ 44.4”
Orientation
North is 0.2° CCW
Field of View
0.5 x 0.5 arcminutes
Constellation
Vulpecula

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Gemini Observatory (GMOS) Optical (hydrogen) 1.5 mm
Yellow ALMA (Band 6) Millimeter (27-aluminum monofluoride) 1.5 mm
Red ALMA (Band 5) Millimeter (continuum) 2.1 mm
Spectrum_xray2w
Blue
Yellow
Red
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ID
eso1826a
Subject Category
B.3.6.3  
Subject Name
CK Vulpeculae
Credits
ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), T. Kamiński; Gemini, NOAO/AURA/NSF; NRAO/AUI/NSF, B. Saxton
Release Date
2018-07-30T17:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1826a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Facility
Gemini Observatory, Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array
Instrument
GMOS, Band 6, Band 5
Color Assignment
Blue, Yellow, Red
Band
Optical, Millimeter, Millimeter
Bandpass
hydrogen, 27-aluminum monofluoride, continuum
Central Wavelength
1.54872E+06, 1.51387E+06, 2.06385E+06, 1.60613E+06, -
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
296.908594416, 27.3123449663
Reference Dimension
2034.0, 2034.0
Reference Pixel
1017.0, 1017.0
Scale
-3.96946356084e-06, 3.96946356084e-06
Rotation
0.1800000000000001
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
European Southern Observatory
URL
http://www.eso.org
Name
NRAO/AUI/NSF
Email
outreach@nrao.edu
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
eso1826a
Metadata Date
2024-02-22T14:19:56.096879
Metadata Version
1.1
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