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NGC 1132 – Chandra X-Ray Observatory/Hubble Space Telescope
This image of the elliptical galaxy NGC 1132 combines an image from NASA's /Chandra X-Ray Observatory/ obtained in 2004 with images from the /Hubble Space Telescope/ made in 2005 and 2006 in green and near-infrared light. The blue/purple in the image is the X-ray glow from hot, d...
- Date
- Jan 1, 2008
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2008-07-2253-image
This image of the elliptical galaxy NGC 1132 combines an image from NASA's /Chandra X-Ray Observatory/ obtained in 2004 with images from the /Hubble Space Telescope/ made in 2005 and 2006 in green and near-infrared light. The blue/purple in the image is the X-ray glow from hot, diffuse gas. The giant foreground galaxy, numerous dwarf galaxies in its neighborhood, and many much more distant galaxies in the background are seen in visible light.
Credits
NASA, ESA, M. West (ESO, Chile), and CXC/Penn State University/G. Garmire, et al.Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | NGC 1132 |
| Object Description | Elliptical Galaxy |
| R.A. Position | 02h 52m 51.71s |
| Dec. Position | -1° 16' 10.9" |
| Constellation | Eridanus |
| Distance | 318 million light-years or 97 megaparsecs |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | HST Proposal: M. West (European Organization for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere (ESO)), M. Gregg (University of California, Davis), P. Cote (Dominion Astrophysical Observatory), S. van den Bergh (Dominion Astrophysical Observatory), and M. Drinkwater (University of Queensland). |
| Instrument | CXO and HST>ACS/WFC |
| Exposure Dates | 2004 (CXO), 2005 and 2006 (HST) |
| Filters | HST: F475W (g), F475W (g), and F850LP (z) CXO: X-ray |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | Violet (CXO): X-ray Green: F475W (g) + F850LP (z) Red: F850LP (z) |
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