File:Finding A New Galactic 'Fossil' (SVS14498 - NGC4945 ESA XMM OpticalMonitor).jpg

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Scientists created this snapshot of NGC 4945 using data from XMM-Newton’s EPIC (European Photon Imaging Camera) instrument. They assigned red, green, and blue to different X-ray energy ranges to create this composite.

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English: Scientists created this snapshot of NGC 4945 using data from XMM-Newton’s EPIC (European Photon Imaging Camera) instrument. They assigned red, green, and blue to different X-ray energy ranges to create this composite. The galaxy’s active nucleus is the central bright dot. Credit: Weaver et al. 2024, ESA/XMM-Newton
Date 11 January 2024, 16:05:00 (upload date)
Source Finding A New Galactic 'Fossil'
Author NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio - Jeanette Kazmierczak, Kim Weaver, Sophia Roberts, Scott Wiessinger
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Galaxy; XMM-Newton observatory; Chandra; Dust; Ast; Black Hole

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