NGC 1132 in visible and X-Ray
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 NASA/ESA 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 neighbourhood, and many much more distant galaxies in the background are seen in visible light.
Credit:About the Image
| Id: | heic0804b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 5 February 2008, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0804 |
| Size: | 3864 x 3767 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 1132 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Elliptical Local Universe : Galaxy : Size : Giant |
| Distance: | 300 million light years |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Category: | Galaxies |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 2 52 52.28 |
| Position (Dec): | -1° 16' 12.48" |
| Field of view: | 3.22 x 3.14 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 90.0° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| X-ray |
Chandra
ACIS |
| Optical |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Infrared |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |