Composite of x-ray and visible light views of a distant cluster of galaxies

This image superimposes an X-ray image of a distant cluster (the blue pixellated image, from ESA's XMM-Newton satellite) on top of a ground-based view of the sky (from the Canada France Hawaii Telescope). Some of the brightest X-ray objects are galaxies with brilliant centres powered by supermassive black holes. The cluster at the centre of the picture shows up as an extended patch of X-ray emission, coming from hot gas.

Crédit:

ESA/XXL consortium/Canada France Hawaii Telescope

À propos de l'image

Identification:eso1548b
Type:Observation
Date de publication:15 décembre 2015 12:00
Communiqués de presse en rapport:eso1548
Taille:2261 x 2261 px

À propos de l'objet

Type:Early Universe : Galaxy : Grouping : Cluster
Constellation:Cetus
Catégorie:Galaxy Clusters

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Coordinates

Position (RA):2 10 56.41
Position (Dec):-6° 12' 0.34"
Field of view:7.02 x 7.02 arcminutes
Orientation:North is -0.0° left of vertical

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