Object Name:

Centaurus A, Cen A, NGC 5128

Object Description:

Elliptical/Active Galaxy

Position (J2000):

R.A. 13h 25m 27s.61
Dec. -43° 01' 08''.80

Constellation:

Centaurus

Distance:

11 million light-years (3.4 parsecs)

Dimensions:

This image is 2.7 arcminutes (8,500 light-years or 2,600 parsecs) wide.

Data Description:

The image was created from Hubble data from proposal 11360: R. O'Connell (University of Virginia), B. Balick (University of Washington), H. Bond (STScI), D. Calzetti (University of Massachusetts), M. Carollo (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich), M. Disney (University of Wales, College of Cardiff), M. Dopita (Australian National University), J. Frogel (Ohio State University Research Foundation), D. Hall (University of Hawaii), J. Holtzman (New Mexico State University), P. McCarthy (Carnegie Institution of Washington), F. Paresce (European Southern Observatory, Germany), A. Saha (NOAO/AURA), J. Silk (University of Oxford), A. Walker (NOAO/CTIO), B. Whitmore (STScI), R. Windhorst (Arizona State University), and E. Young (University of Arizona).

The science team comprises S. Kaviraj (Imperial College London and University of Oxford), R. Crockett (University of Oxford), and J. Silk (University of Oxford).

Instrument:

WFC3/UVIS

Filters:

F225W (U), F336W (U), F438W (B), F487N (H-beta), F502N ([O III]), F547M (y), F657N (H-alpha + [N II]), F673N ([S II]), and F814W(I)

Exposure Date:

July 6-17, 2010

Exposure Time:

4.8 hours

Credit:

Acknowledgment:

R. O'Connell (University of Virginia, Charlottesville) and the WFC3 Scientific Oversight Committee

Release Date:

June 16, 2011

Color:

This image is a composite of separate exposures acquired by the WFC3 instrument on HST. Several filters were used to sample broad and narrow wavelength ranges. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic (grayscale) image associated with an individual filter. In this case, the assigned colors are:

This image is a composite of separate exposures acquired by the WFC3 instrument on HST. Several filters were used to sample broad and narrow wavelength ranges. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic (grayscale) image associated with an individual filter. In this case, the assigned colors are: F225W (U), F336W (U), F438W (B) white F487N (H-beta) blue F502N ([O III]) cyan F547M (y) aqua F657N (H-alpha + [N II] red-orange F673N ([S II]) yellow-green F814W(I) red

Orientation/Scale: