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X-Rays Shine From Heated Material Falling Into A Black Hole

X-Rays Shine From Heated Material Falling Into A Black Hole

About the Object

  • R.A. Position
    R.A. PositionRight ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.
    03h 32m 30.0s
  • Dec. Position
    Dec. PositionDeclination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.
    -27° 48' 20.0"
  • Constellation
    ConstellationOne of 88 recognized regions of the celestial sphere in which the object appears.
    Fornax

About the Data

  • Instrument
    InstrumentThe science instrument used to produce the data.
    HST>ACS/WFC and CXO>ACIS
  • Exposure Dates
    Exposure DatesThe date(s) that the telescope made its observations and the total exposure time.
    July 2002 - Feb 2003, Exposure Time: 5 days (ACS/WFC); October - November 1999; and May -June, and December 2000, Exposure Time: 1 millisecond (ACIS)
  • Filters
    FiltersThe camera filters that were used in the science observations.
    ACS/WFC: F435W (B), F606W (V), F775W (i), and F850LP (z) ACIS: 0.5-2keV, 2-4keV, and 4-8keV
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    GOODS (Chandra Deep Field - South)
  • Object Description
    Object DescriptionThe type of astronomical object.
    Deep Survey field
  • Release Date
    June 1, 2004
  • Science Release
    Spitzer Leads NASA’s Great Observatories to Uncover Black Holes, Other Hidden Objects in the Distant Universe
    Read the release
  • Credit
    NASA, ESA, A. M. Koekemoer (STScI), M. Dickinson (NOAO) and The GOODS Team

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Mar 14, 2025
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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland
claire.andreoli@nasa.gov

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