Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Chandra Space Telescope Collection
Name:
NGC 4631 Chandra Detects Halo Of Hot Gas Around Milky Way-Like Galaxy
Release Date:
July 19, 2001
Credit:
X-ray: NASA/CXC/UMass/D.Wan g et al., Optical: NASA/HST/D.Wang et al.
Category:
Normal Galaxies & Starburst Galaxies
Scale:
Image is 2.5 arcmin across (left to right).
Coordinates (J2000):
RA 12h 42m 07.30s | Dec 32° 32' 30
Constellation:
Canes Venatici
Observation Date:
April 15, 2000
Observation Time:
17 hours
Obs. ID:
797
Color Code:
Intensity
Instrument:
ACIS
Distance Estimate:
About 25 million light years
facet_what:
Canes Venatici
facet_what:
Hubble Space Telescope (HST)
facet_where:
Washington, D.C.
facet_when:
July 19, 2001
facet_when:
April 15, 2000
facet_when_year:
2000
facet_when_year:
2001
UID:
SPD-CHAND-photo/2001 /1138/1138_xray_opt. tif
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