X-ray image of the central region of the galaxy NGC 4151

X-ray image of the central region of the galaxy NGC 4151 obtained with the satellite Chandra. This image shows that the X-ray emission from a massive cloud of nuclear gas that is heated by the central black hole is extended in approximately the same direction as the m id-infrared emission detected by OSCIR.

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International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA

About the Image

Id:geminiann03010b
Tipo:Simulation
Release date:12 de Mayo de 2003 a las 05:00
Related announcements:geminiann03010
Size:326 x 555 px

Sobre el Objeto

Nombre:NGC 4151
Categoría:Galaxies

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