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Life Is Too Fast, Too Furious for This Runaway Galaxy

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chandra_811c March 4th, 2014

Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville/M. Sun et al.; H-

This image combines NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope observations with data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory. As well as the electric blue ram pressure stripping streaks seen emanating from ESO 137-001, a giant gas stream can be seen extending towards the bottom of the frame, only visible in the X-ray part of the spectrum.

Provider: Chandra X-ray Observatory

Image Source: http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2014/eso137/

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

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

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: ESO 137-001
Subject - Local Universe: Galaxy > Type > Spiral; Galaxy > Type > Interacting

Distance

Universescale3

220,000,000 light years

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Position Details

Position (ECL): RA = 16h 13m 21.1s; DEC = -60° 45’ 24.2”
Orientation: North is 80.4° CW
Field of View: 1.6 x 1.6 arcminutes
Constellation: Triangulum Australe

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Hubble (WFC3)	Optical (U-band)	275.0 nm
	Hubble (ACS)	Optical (g-band)	475.0 nm
	Hubble (ACS)	Optical (I-band)	814.0 nm

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White

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Orange

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ID: 811c
Subject Category: C.5.1.1 C.5.1.7
Subject Name: ESO 137-001
Credits: X-ray: NASA/CXC/Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville/M. Sun et al.; H-

Release Date: 2014-03-04
Lightyears: 220,000,000
Redshift: 220,000,000
Reference Url: http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2014/eso137/

Type: Observation
Image Quality: Good
Distance Notes

Facility: Hubble, Hubble, Hubble
Instrument: WFC3, ACS, ACS
Color Assignment: White, Cyan, Orange

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: U-band, g-band, I-band
Central Wavelength: 275, 475, 814

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Coordinate Frame: ECL
Equinox: 2000.0
Reference Value: 243.337793718, -60.7567317819
Reference Dimension: 3600.0, 3600.0

Reference Pixel: -73.129345949, -820.105832447
Scale: -7.49775e-06, 7.49775e-06
Rotation: -80.4319180275
Coordinate System Projection:: CEA

Quality: Full
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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 Observatory Center
Publisher ID: chandra
Resource ID: 811c

Resource URL: http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2023/archives/eso137.jpg
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Metadata Date: 2024-01-31T20:38:42-05:00
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