Dinner for Centaurus A

This image of the central parts of Centaurus A reveals the parallelogram-shaped remains of a smaller galaxy that was gulped down about 200 to 700 million years ago. The image is based on data collected with the SOFI instrument on ESO’s New Technology Telescope at La Silla. The original image, obtained by observing in the near-infrared through three different filters (J, H and K) was specially processed to look through the dust, providing a clear view of the centre. The field of view is about 4 x 4 arcminutes.

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Über das Bild

ID:eso0944a
Typ:Beobachtung
Veröffentlichungsdatum:20. November 2009
Dazugehörige Veröffentlichungen:eso0944
Größe:849 x 849 px

Über das Objekt

Name:Centaurus A, NGC 5128
Typ:Local Universe : Galaxy : Component : Central Black Hole
Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Elliptical
Entfernung:13 Million Lichtjahre
Constellation:Centaurus
Kategorie:Galaxies

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Koordinaten

Position (RA):13 25 26.68
Position (Dec):-43° 1' 8.00"
Field of view:4.08 x 4.08 arcminutes
Orientierung:Die Nordrichtung liegt 0.2° rechts zur Vertikale

Farben & Filter

SpektralbereichTeleskop
Infrarot
J
New Technology Telescope
SOFI
Infrarot
H
New Technology Telescope
SOFI
Infrarot
K
New Technology Telescope
SOFI