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 |