Galactic Gems Glisten in New Gallery From NASA's Chandra

Chandra_901c_1024

chandra_901c August 25th, 2026

Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; Optical: ESO/VLT; UV: NASA/Swift; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/L. Frattare

Provider: Chandra X-ray Observatory

Image Source: http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2026/galaxies/

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 Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
M33

Distance Details Distance

Universescale2
2,700,000 light years
Chandra_901c_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 1h 33m 50.0s
DEC = 30° 39’ 37.0”
Orientation
North is 90.0° CCW
Field of View
1.1 x 1.0 degrees
Constellation
Triangulum

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Pseudocolor Chandra (ACIS) Ultraviolet -
Pseudocolor VLT Optical -
Purple Swift X-ray -
Chandra_901c_1280
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ID
901c
Subject Category
Subject Name
M33
Credits
X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; Optical: ESO/VLT; UV: NASA/Swift; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/L. Frattare
Release Date
2026-08-25
Lightyears
2,700,000
Redshift
2,700,000
Reference Url
http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2026/galaxies/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Facility
Chandra X-ray Observatory, VLT, Swift
Instrument
ACIS, -, -
Color Assignment
Pseudocolor, Pseudocolor, Purple
Band
Ultraviolet, Optical, X-ray
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
Start Time
2000-01-11T00:33, -, -
Integration Time
1468230, -, -
Dataset ID
786, 787, 1730, 3948, 6376, 6377, 6378, 6379, 6380, 6381, 6382, 6383, 6384, 6385, 6386, 6387, 6388, 6389, 7170, 7171, 7196, 7197, 7198, 7199, 7208, 7226, 7344, 7402
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
23.458333333333332, 30.660277777777775
Reference Dimension
19058.0, 15983.0
Reference Pixel
9529.0, 7991.5
Scale
-5.94772254824e-05, 5.94772254824e-05
Rotation
90.0000000000002
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Position
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
Chandra X-ray Observatory
URL
http://chandra.harvard.edu
Name
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
galaxies_m33.tif
Resource URL
http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2026/galaxies/galaxies.tif
Related Resources
Metadata Date
2026-08-26
Metadata Version
1.2
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