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3C295:
Cosmic Payback: Giant Galaxy Reacts to Being Dumped On


3C295
Credit: NASA/CXC/SAO

3C295 (Cl 1409+524) is one of the most distant galaxy clusters observed by X-ray telescopes. The cluster is filled with a vast cloud of fifty million degree gas that radiates strongly in X rays. It has a redshift of 0.461, which means that we see the galaxy cluster as it was 4.7 billion years ago. 3C295 was first discovered as a bright source of radio waves. The source of the radio emission was found to be a giant elliptical galaxy located in the center of the cluster of galaxies. Chandra discovered that this central galaxy is a strong, complex source of X rays.



Multi-wavelength Images: (*Images not to scale)
X-ray
3C295 X-ray NASA/CXC/SAO
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Tiff (1.6 M)
PS (3.4 M)
Optical
3C295 - optical NASA/HST/A.Dressler
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Tiff (1.1 M)
PS (3.4 M)
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3C295- radio
NRAO/AUI/NSF/
R.Perley & G.Taylor

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Fast Facts for 3C295:
Credit  NASA/CXC/SAO
Scale  Image is 42 arcsec across.
Category  Groups & Clusters of Galaxies
Coordinates (J2000)  RA 14h 11m 20s | Dec -52° 12' 21"
Constellation  Boötes
Observation Dates  August 30, 1999
Observation Time  6 hours
Obs. IDs  Unknown
Color Code  Intensity
Instrument  ACIS
Also Known As Cl 1409+524
Distance Estimate  4.7 billion light years
Release Date  November 16, 1999