Multi-panel image of 3C 321
A powerful jet from a supermassive black hole is blasting a nearby galaxy in the system known as 3C 321, according to new results from NASA/ESA. This galactic violence, never seen before, could have a profound effect on any planets in the path of the jet and trigger a burst of star formation in the wake of its destruction.
Credit:X-ray: NASA/CXC/CfA/D.Evans et al.; Optical/UV: NASA/ESA/STScI; Radio: NSF/VLA/CfA/D.Evans et al., STFC/JBO/MERLIN
About the Image
About the Object
| Name: | 3C 321 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Early Universe : Galaxy : Type : Interacting Early Universe : Galaxy : Component : Central Black Hole |
| Distance: | z=0.096 (redshift) |
| Category: | Galaxies |
Image Formats
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| X-ray |
Chandra
ACIS |
| Radio | Very Large Array (VLA) |
| Radio | Other |
| Optical |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Ultraviolet |
Hubble Space Telescope
STIS |
| Infrared | Spitzer Space Telescope IRAC |