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X-ray image of the central region of the galaxy NGC 4151 obtained with the satellite Chandra.
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[edit]DescriptionX-ray image of the central region of the galaxy NGC 4151 (geminiann03010b).tiff |
English: X-ray image of the central region of the galaxy NGC 4151 obtained with the satellite Chandra. This image shows that the X-ray emission from a massive cloud of nuclear gas that is heated by the central black hole is extended in approximately the same direction as the m id-infrared emission detected by OSCIR. |
Date | 12 May 2003 (upload date) |
Source | X-ray image of the central region of the galaxy NGC 4151 |
Author | International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA |
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Image title | X-ray image of the central region of the galaxy NGC 4151 obtained with the satellite Chandra. This image shows that the X-ray emission from a massive cloud of nuclear gas that is heated by the central black hole is extended in approximately the same direction as the m id-infrared emission detected by OSCIR. |
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Width | 326 px |
Height | 555 px |
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Compression scheme | LZW |
Pixel composition | RGB |
Orientation | Normal |
Number of components | 3 |
Number of rows per strip | 128 |
Horizontal resolution | 72 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 72 dpi |
Data arrangement | chunky format |
Software used | GIMP 2.10.18 |
File change date and time | 11:09, 11 August 2020 |