This image of the elliptical galaxy NGC 1132 combines an image from NASA's /Chandra X-Ray Observatory/ obtained in 2004 with images from the /Hubble Space Telescope/ made in 2005 and 2006 in green and near-infrared light. The blue/purple in the image is the X-ray glow from hot, diffuse gas. The giant foreground galaxy, numerous dwarf galaxies in its neighborhood, and many much more distant galaxies in the background are seen in visible light.
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NASA, ESA, M. West (ESO, Chile), and CXC/Penn State University/G. Garmire, et al.| About The Object | |
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| Object Name | NGC 1132 |
| Object Description | Elliptical Galaxy |
| R.A. Position | 02h 52m 51.71s |
| Dec. Position | -1° 16' 10.9" |
| Constellation | Eridanus |
| Distance | 318 million light-years or 97 megaparsecs |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | HST Proposal: M. West (European Organization for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere (ESO)), M. Gregg (University of California, Davis), P. Cote (Dominion Astrophysical Observatory), S. van den Bergh (Dominion Astrophysical Observatory), and M. Drinkwater (University of Queensland). |
| Instrument | CXO and HST>ACS/WFC |
| Exposure Dates | 2004 (CXO), 2005 and 2006 (HST) |
| Filters | HST: F475W (g), F475W (g), and F850LP (z) CXO: X-ray |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | Violet (CXO): X-ray Green: F475W (g) + F850LP (z) Red: F850LP (z) |
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| About The Object | |
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| Object Name | A name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object. |
| Object Description | The type of astronomical object. |
| R.A. Position | Right ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position. |
| Dec. Position | Declination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position. |
| Constellation | One of 88 recognized regions of the celestial sphere in which the object appears. |
| Distance | The physical distance from Earth to the astronomical object. Distances within our solar system are usually measured in Astronomical Units (AU). Distances between stars are usually measured in light-years. Interstellar distances can also be measured in parsecs. |
| Dimensions | The physical size of the object or the apparent angle it subtends on the sky. |
| About The Data | |
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| Instrument | The science instrument used to produce the data. |
| Exposure Dates | The date(s) that the telescope made its observations and the total exposure time. |
| Filters | The camera filters that were used in the science observations. |
| About The Image | |
| Image Credit | The primary individuals and institutions responsible for the content. |
| Publication Date | The date and time the release content became public. |
| Color Info | A brief description of the methods used to convert telescope data into the color image being presented. |
| Orientation | The rotation of the image on the sky with respect to the north pole of the celestial sphere. |
