Fireworks Near Galaxy NGC 4151 (STIS Optical)
In this false colour image the two emission lines of oxygen gas (the weaker one at 4959 Angstroms and the stronger one at 5007 Angstroms) are clearly visible. The horizontal line passing through the image is from the light generated by the powerful black hole at the center of NGC 4151.
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About the Object
| Name: | IRAS 12080+3941, NGC 4151 |
| Type: | • Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral • Local Universe : Galaxy : Activity : AGN : Seyfert • Quasars/AGN/Black Hole Images/Videos |
| Distance: | 40 million light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Optical B |
495 nm | Hubble Space Telescope STIS |
| Optical V |
500 nm | Hubble Space Telescope STIS |
