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Chandra & Hubble Full Field Images of 6dFGS gJ215022.2-055059
These images show the galaxy named 6dFGS gJ215022.2-055059 in data from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope (yellow), with the X-ray source inferred to contain the IMBH detected by Chandra (purple) on the outskirts.
(Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/UNH/D.Lin et al, Optical: NASA/ESA/STScI)
These images show the galaxy named 6dFGS gJ215022.2-055059 in data from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope (yellow), with the X-ray source inferred to contain the IMBH detected by Chandra (purple) on the outskirts.
(Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/UNH/D.Lin et al, Optical: NASA/ESA/STScI)
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XMM-Newton Images of 6dFGS gJ215022.2-055059
X-ray data from XMM-Newton over two epochs shows how the candidate IMBH brightens over time.
(Credit: ESA/XMM-Newton/D.Lin et al.)
X-ray data from XMM-Newton over two epochs shows how the candidate IMBH brightens over time.
(Credit: ESA/XMM-Newton/D.Lin et al.)
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Revised: November 29, 2022