The galactic centre

The view of the centre of our galaxy with a closer view of the object known as Sagittarius A*, the bright radio source that corresponds to the supermassive black hole.

Credit:

NRAO/AUI/NSF

Over de afbeelding

Id:galactic_center_hi
Type:Observatie
Publicatiedatum:22 mei 2017 13:47
Grootte:3000 x 1527 px

Over het object

Naam:Milky Way Galactic Centre, Sagittarius A*
Type:Milky Way : Galaxy : Component : Central Black Hole
Constellation:Sagittarius
Categorie:Galaxies
Quasars and Black Holes

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Coordinates

Position (RA):17 46 57.45
Position (Dec):-28° 33' 30.31"
Field of view:129.45 x 65.89 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 58.8° left of vertical

Kleuren & filters

BandGolflengteTelescoop
Radio
1.4 GHz
20 cm Very Large Array
Infrarood4.5 μm Spitzer Space Telescope
IRAC
Infrarood4.5 μm Spitzer Space Telescope
IRAC
Infrarood8.0 μm Spitzer Space Telescope
MIPS
Millimeter1.1 mmCaltech Submillimeter Observatory