Carbon monoxide in a remote galaxy

Spectrum of a very distant quasar on which the footprints from a galaxy located almost 11 billion light-years away are seen. Various bands of carbon monoxide (CO), as well as bands of normal and deuterated molecular hydrogen (H2, HD) were identified by the astronomers. The different intensities of the CO bands allow the astronomers to infer the temperature of the Cosmic Background Radiation at this very remote epoch. The spectrum was obtained with UVES on ESO's VLT. It is the result of more than 8 hours of observations.

Credit:

ESO

Over de afbeelding

Id:eso0813b
Type:Kaart
Publicatiedatum:13 mei 2008
Gerelateerde berichten:eso0813
Grootte:2879 x 1972 px

Over het object

Naam:Galaxy, Quasar, Spectrum
Type:Early Universe : Galaxy
Early Universe : Galaxy : Activity : AGN : Quasar
Categorie:Cosmology
Galaxies
Quasars and Black Holes

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Kleuren & filters

BandGolflengteTelescoop
Optisch
V
450 nmVery Large Telescope
UVES