NASA's Chandra Finds Galaxy Cluster That Crosses the Streams
chandra_843 September 19th, 2024
Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/Xiamen Univ./C. Ge; Optical: DESI collaboration; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/N. Wolk
Researchers have discovered a second pair of tails trailing behind a galaxy in this cluster. Previously, astronomers discovered a shorter pair of tails from a different galaxy close to this latest one. This newer and longer set of tails was only seen because of a deeper observation with Chandra that revealed the fainter X-rays (purple) that have been combined with optical data (red, green, and blue) in this composite image. These tails span for over a million light-years and help determine the evolution of the galaxy cluster.
Provider: Chandra X-ray Observatory
Image Source: http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2024/z8338/
Curator: Chandra X-ray Observatory, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- ID
- 843
- Subject Category
- Subject Name
- Zwicky 8338
- Credits
- X-ray: NASA/CXC/Xiamen Univ./C. Ge; Optical: DESI collaboration; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/N. Wolk
- Release Date
- 2024-09-19
- Lightyears
- 680,000,000
- Redshift
- 680,000,000
- Reference Url
- http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2024/z8338/
- Type
- Observation
- Image Quality
- Good
- Distance Notes
- Facility
- Chandra X-Ray Observatory, DESI
- Instrument
- Color Assignment
- Purple, Pseudocolor
- Band
- X-ray, Optical
- Bandpass
- Central Wavelength
- Start Time
- 2013-01-04-0834, -
- Integration Time
- 68830, -
- Dataset ID
- 15163, 18281, 19978
- Notes
- Coordinate Frame
- ICRS
- Equinox
- J2000
- Reference Value
- 272.75666666666666, 49.911722222222224
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- Reference Pixel
- Scale
- Rotation
- Coordinate System Projection:
- TAN
- Quality
- Position
- FITS Header
- Notes
- Creator (Curator)
- Chandra X-ray Observatory
- URL
- http://chandra.harvard.edu
- Name
- 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
- Resource URL
- http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2024/z8338/z8338.tif
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- Metadata Date
- 2024-09-19T21:08:58-04:00
- Metadata Version
- 1.2
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