Individual images that were used to create a HST colour composite
These images were used to produce the composite HST images that goes under the name 'Galaxy NGC 6251 Nucleus'
Credit:Philippe Crane (European Southern Observatory) and NASA/ESA
About the Image
About the Object
Name: | NGC 6251 |
Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Component : Central Black Hole |
Distance: | 350 million light years |
Category: | Quasars and Black Holes |
Colours & filters
Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
---|---|---|
Ultraviolet Mid-UV | 220 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
FOC |
Ultraviolet U | 342 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
FOC |
Optical B | 410 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
FOC |
Optical V | 555 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
FOC |
Infrared I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
FOC |