Shells of Stars Ring Quasar in Giant Elliptical Galaxy
These sharp images taken with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope reveal at least five shells of stars surrounding a brilliant quasar at the heart of a giant elliptical galaxy. The image at left shows the quasar, known as MC2 1635+119, and its host galaxy [center] against a backdrop of distant galaxies. In the image at top,right, the shells can barely be seen because of the bright light from the central quasar.
Credit:
NASA, ESA, and G. Canalizo (University of California, Riverside)
About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo0739a |
| Type: | Collage |
| Release date: | 25 October 2007, 19:00 |
| Size: | 3000 x 2400 px |
About the Object
| Name: | MC2 1635+11.9, QSO B1635+119 |
| Type: | • Early Universe : Galaxy : Activity : AGN : Quasar |
| Distance: | z=0.146 (redshift) |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Optical V |
606 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
