COLLECTION NAME:
NASA Chandra Space Telescope Collection
Record
Name:
3C321:Black Hole Fires at Neighboring Galaxy
Release Date:
December 17, 2007
Credit:
X-ray: NASA/CXC/CfA/D.Evans et al.; Optical/UV: NASA/STScI; Radio: NSF/VLA/CfA/D.Evans et al., STFC/JBO/MERLIN
Category:
Quasars & Active Galaxies
Scale:
Image is 27 x 19 arcsec high
Coordinates (J2000):
RA 15h 31m 42.70s | Dec +24° 04' 25.00
Constellation:
Serpens
Observation Date:
04/30/02
Observation Time:
13 hours
Obs. ID:
3138
Color Code:
X-ray (purple); UV (red); Optical (yellow); Radio (blue)
Instrument:
ACIS
Distance Estimate:
About 1.4 billion light years
Reference:
Evans, D. et al, 2007, ApJ, accepted
facet_what:
Serpens
facet_where:
Washington, D.C.
facet_when:
04-30-02
facet_when_year:
2007
UID:
SPD-CHAND-photo/2007/3c321/3c321.tif
