Detail View: NASA Chandra Space Telescope Collection:
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Name:
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NGC 4631 Chandra Detects Halo Of Hot Gas Around Milky Way-Like Galaxy
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Release Date:
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July 19, 2001
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Credit:
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X-ray: NASA/CXC/UMass/D.Wang et al., Optical: NASA/HST/D.Wang et al.
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Category:
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Normal Galaxies & Starburst Galaxies
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Scale:
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Image is 2.5 arcmin across (left to right).
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Coordinates (J2000):
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RA 12h 42m 07.30s | Dec +32° 32' 30
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Constellation:
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Canes Venatici
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Observation Date:
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April 15, 2000
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Observation Time:
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17 hours
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Obs. ID:
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797
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Color Code:
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Intensity
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Instrument:
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ACIS
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Distance Estimate:
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About 25 million light years
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facet_what:
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Canes Venatici
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facet_where:
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Washington, D.C.
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facet_when:
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April 15, 2000
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facet_when_year:
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2000
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UID:
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SPD-CHAND-photo/2001/1138/1138_xray_opt.tif
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original url:
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http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2001/1138/index.html
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