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Chandra_806_1024

chandra_806 June 6th, 2023

Credit: X-ray: Chandra: NASA/SAO/Univ. of Alabama/M. S. Mirakhor et al.; XMM: ESA/XMM-Newton; Optical: SDSS; Image processing: N. Wolk

Provider: Chandra X-ray Observatory

Image Source: http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2023/ngc4839/

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

Universescale1

340 light years

Position Details

Position (FK5): RA = 0h 51m 48.0s; DEC = 27° 28’ 0.6”
Constellation: Pisces

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Chandra (ACIS)	X-ray	-
	XMM	X-ray	-
	SDSS	Optical	-

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ID: 806
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Subject Name
Credits: X-ray: Chandra: NASA/SAO/Univ. of Alabama/M. S. Mirakhor et al.; XMM: ESA/XMM-Newton; Optical: SDSS; Image processing: N. Wolk

Release Date: 2023-06-06
Lightyears: 340
Redshift: 340
Reference Url: http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2023/ngc4839/

Type: Observation
Image Quality: Good
Distance Notes

Facility: Chandra X-Ray Observatory, XMM, SDSS
Instrument: ACIS, -
Color Assignment: Purple, Blue, Pseudocolor

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

Start Time: 2010-11-11-0118, -, -
Integration Time: 232000, -, -
Dataset ID: 12887, 22648, 22649, 22930, 23182, 23361, 24853, 24854, -, -
Notes

Coordinate Frame: FK5
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 12.9500833, 27.4668333
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Quality: Position
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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: 806

Resource URL: http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2023/ngc4839/ngc4839.tif
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Metadata Date: 2024-01-31T21:01:51-05:00
Metadata Version: 1.2

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