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Black Hole Triggering Star Formation in Henize 2-10
A pullout of the central region of dwarf starburst galaxy Henize 2-10 traces an outflow, or bridge of hot gas 230 light-years long, connecting the galaxy's massive black hole and a star-forming region. Hubble data on the velocity of the outflow from the black hole, as well as the...
- Date
- Jan 1, 2022
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2022-002-01fs2atzbb36mfq8hrmpqtz1mc
A pullout of the central region of dwarf starburst galaxy Henize 2-10 traces an outflow, or bridge of hot gas 230 light-years long, connecting the galaxy's massive black hole and a star-forming region. Hubble data on the velocity of the outflow from the black hole, as well as the age of the young stars, indicates a causal relationship between the two. A few million years ago, the outflow of hot gas slammed into the dense cloud of a stellar nursery and spread out, like water from a hose impacting a mound of dirt. Now clusters of young stars are aligned perpendicular to the outflow, revealing the path of its spread.
Credits
Science
NASA, ESA, Zachary Schutte (XGI), Amy Reines (XGI)
Image Processing
Alyssa Pagan (STScI)
Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | Henize 2-10 |
| Object Description | Dwarf Starburst Galaxy |
| R.A. Position | 08:36:15.15 |
| Dec. Position | -26:24:34.00 |
| Constellation | Pyxis |
| Distance | 30 million light-years |
| Dimensions | Image is about 1.1 arcmin across (about 11,000 light-years) |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | This Hubble image was created from HST data from proposal: (B.Tully), (W. Vacca), (P. Conti) |
| Instrument | WFPC2, ACS/HRC, & ACS/WFC |
| Exposure Dates | 06 Nov. 2005, 12 March 2006, 03 April 1997, 10 Jan. 2014 |
| Filters | F330W, F606W, F656N, F814W |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | These images are a composite of separate exposures acquired by the ACS/WFC, ACS/HRC, WFPC2 instruments on the Hubble Space Telescope. Several filters were used to sample narrow and wide wavelength ranges. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic (grayscale) image associated with an individual filter. In this case, the assigned colors are: Cyan: F330W Cyan: F606W Orange: F814W Red: F658N |
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