Quasar 3C 286 as observed with ALMA

The contours represent the intensity of the radio waves emitted by 3C 286 and the purple bars show the polarization direction. The smaller region of emission to the right is a part of the jet ejected by the quasar, which is the central peak.

Credit:

ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), Nagai et al.

Over de afbeelding

Id:ann16050b
Type:Kaart
Publicatiedatum:19 juli 2016 14:00
Gerelateerde mededelingen:ann16050
Grootte:1199 x 992 px

Over het object

Type:Early Universe : Galaxy : Activity : AGN : Quasar
Categorie:Quasars and Black Holes

Afbeeldingstypen

Grote JPEG
203,1 KB

Achtergrond

1024x768
154,0 KB
1280x1024
208,6 KB
1600x1200
253,3 KB
1920x1200
270,2 KB
2048x1536
329,3 KB