Hubble and Chandra composite view of NGC 922
An almost complete circle of bright pink nebulae skirts around a spiral galaxy in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 922. The ring structure and the galaxy’s distorted spiral shape result from a smaller galaxy scoring a cosmic bullseye, hitting the centre of NGC 922 some 330 million years ago. Dotted over this and shown in blue are X-ray sources dotted around the galaxy, spotted with the NASA Chandra X-ray Observatory.
Credit:NASA, ESA, CXC
About the Image
| Id: | heic1218b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 6 December 2012, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | heic1218 |
| Size: | 3291 x 3291 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 922 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Ring |
| Distance: | 150 million light years |
| Constellation: | Fornax |
| Category: | Galaxies |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 2 25 4.47 |
| Position (Dec): | -24° 47' 15.78" |
| Field of view: | 2.17 x 2.17 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 52.6° left of vertical |
View in ESASky:
View in WorldWide Telescope:
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 439 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| X-ray |
Chandra
ACIS | |
| Optical V | 547 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Optical H-alpha + [N II] | 665 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |
| Optical I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Optical R | 621 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |