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Radio Galaxy PKS 0521-36 – Ground-based View
In this ground-based image taken with the European Southern Observatory 3.6-meter telescope, the whole optical jet is embedded within the galaxy. To see the jet, star light from the galaxy is subtracted by computer processing.
About the Object
- R.A. PositionR.A. PositionRight ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.05h 22m 57.98s
- Dec. PositionDec. PositionDeclination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.-36° 27' 30.85"
- Object NameObject NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.PKS 0521-36
- Release DateOctober 4, 1990
- Science ReleaseFirst ESA Faint Object Camera Science Images The Radio Galaxy PKS 0521-36
- CreditGround image: European Southern Observatory
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The Radio Galaxy PKS 0521-36
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has obtained the most detailed and highest resolution optical images of the radio galaxy PKS 0521-36. The observations were made with the European Space Agency's Faint Object Camera. The galaxy PKS 0521-36, which is at a distance of about one...
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Mar 28, 2025
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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland
claire.andreoli@nasa.gov
