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Galactic Gems Glisten in New Gallery From NASA's Chandra

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chandra_901l August 25th, 2026

Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; Optical:NSF/International Gemini Observatory/AURA; 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 Type: Observation
Object Name: NGC 660

Distance

Universescale2

40,000,000 light years

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 1h 42m 53.2s; DEC = 13° 41’ 21.7”
Constellation: Pisces

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Chandra (ACIS)	X-ray	-
	Gemini-N	Optical	-

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ID: 901l
Subject Category
Subject Name: NGC 660
Credits: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; Optical:NSF/International Gemini Observatory/AURA; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/L. Frattare

Release Date: 2026-08-25
Lightyears: 40,000,000
Redshift: 40,000,000
Reference Url: http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2026/galaxies/

Type: Observation
Image Quality: Good
Distance Notes

Facility: Chandra X-ray Observatory, Gemini-N
Instrument: ACIS, -
Color Assignment: Magenta, Pseudocolor

Band: X-ray, Optical
Bandpass
Central Wavelength

Start Time: 2012-11-20-1635, -
Integration Time: 27695, -
Dataset ID: 15587
Notes

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 25.721666666666668, 13.689361111111111
Reference Dimension

Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:

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_ngc660.tif

Resource URL: http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2026/galaxies/galaxies.tif
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Metadata Date: 2026-08-27
Metadata Version: 1.2

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40,000,000 light years

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