Radio Galaxy NGC 315

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Description

This image shows a the optical and radio morphology of the jet emitted from the core of NGC315, a giant radio galaxy near the constellation Andromeda. In this image, red colors depict radio emission measured with the VLA, and blue colors depict the optical emission from starlight from the Digitized Sky Survey.
Radio: VLA B-array image at C-band (4885 MHz)

Creator

Legacy Astronomical Images

Rights

NRAO/AUI/NSF does not hold full copyright for this image. Contact the archivist for details.

Type

Legacy Astronomical Image

Object Name

NGC315

Telescope

Very Large Array (VLA)

Observation Date

1981-06-27

Type of Observation

continuum

Band

C

Wavelength

6 cm

Frequency

5.0 GHz

Center of Image

RA 0:57:48.880, Dec: 30:21:8.800 (J2000)

Field of View

0.150000 x 0.150000 degrees

Notes

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Series

Active Galactic Nuclei Series

Unit

Radio Galaxies Unit

Citation

Legacy Astronomical Images, “Radio Galaxy NGC 315,” NRAO/AUI Archives, accessed December 24, 2024, https://www.nrao.edu/archives/items/show/33388.