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Chandra_805c_1024

chandra_805c June 20th, 2023

Credit: X-ray:

Provider: Chandra X-ray Observatory

Image Source: http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2023/sonify7/

Curator: Chandra X-ray Observatory, Cambridge, MA, USA

Image Use Policy: http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/image_use.html

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Image Type: Observation

Distance

Universescale2

28,000,000 light years

Position Details

Position (FK5): RA = 12h 39m 59.0s; DEC = -11° 37’ 23.2”
Constellation: Virgo

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Chandra (ACIS)	X-ray	-
	Spitzer	Infrared	-
	Hubble	Optical	-

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ID: 805c
Subject Category
Subject Name
Credits: X-ray:

Release Date: 2023-06-20
Lightyears: 28,000,000
Redshift: 28,000,000
Reference Url: http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2023/sonify7/

Type: Observation
Image Quality: Good
Distance Notes

Facility: Chandra, Spitzer, HST
Instrument: ACIS, -, -
Color Assignment: Blue, Green, Red

Band: X-ray, Infrared, Optical
Bandpass
Central Wavelength

Start Time: 2000-07-09-0000, -, -
Integration Time: 16380, -, -
Dataset ID: 1586, -, -
Notes

Coordinate Frame: FK5
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 189.9958, -11.6231
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Rotation
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Quality: Position
FITS Header
Notes

Creator (Curator): Chandra X-ray Observatory
URL: http://chandra.harvard.edu
Name: Chandra X-ray Observatory Center
Email: cxcpub@cfa.harvard.edu

Telephone: 617.496.7941
Address: 60 Garden St.
City: Cambridge
State/Province: MA

Postal Code: 02138
Country: USA
Rights: http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/image_use.html

Publisher: Chandra X-ray Center
Publisher ID: chandra
Resource ID: 805c

Resource URL: http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2023/sonify7/sonify7.tif
Related Resources: https://chandra.si.edu/photo/2023/gcenter/gcenter_description_audio.mp3

Metadata Date: 2023-07-10T11:46:01-04:00
Metadata Version: 1.2

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