| Name | M86 |
| Title | DUST IN THE STRIPPED INTERSTELLAR MEDIUM OF M86. |
| URL | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-vl445ba |
| Author | WHITE, DAVID A |
| Description | the elliptical galaxy m86 (ngc4406) in the virgo cluster was detected by iras at 60 and 100 mu. the 60 mu detection is offset about 3 arcmin from the centre of the galaxy in the direction of the x-ray plume. this feature is an x-ray extension to the nw considered to be due to the ram-pressure stripping of the hot interstellar medium of the galaxy as it falls through the core of the virgo cluster. the offset infrared emission has then been interpreted by us as dust emission from grains that were embedded in dense cold clouds in the galaxy which are now being disrupted and exposed to the hot interstellar and intracluster gas. m86 therefore provides a unique example in which the various contents of its interstellar medium are spread out away from the body of the galaxy for study. we propose to map the infrared emission with isophot in order to understand the stripping process and the dust content of an elliptical galaxy. the resulting maps will be compared in detail with the x-ray maps. |
| Instrument | PHT32 |
| Temporal Coverage | 1996-06-30T20:51:31Z/1996-07-09T07:54:42Z |
| Version | 1.0 |
| Mission Description | The Infrared Space Observatory (ISO) was the worlds first true orbiting infrared observatory. Equipped with four highly-sophisticated and versatile scientific instruments, it was launched by Ariane in November 1995 and provided astronomers world-wide with a facility of unprecedented sensitivity and capabilities for a detailed exploration of the Universe at infrared wavelengths. |
| Creator Contact | https://support.cosmos.esa.int/iso/ |
| Date Published | 1999-02-05T00:00:00Z |
| Last Update | 2026-03-02 |
| Keywords | Infrared Space Observatory data, ESA ISO mission dataset, ISO infrared observations, mid-infrared astronomy data, far-infrared spectroscopy dataset, ISOCAM imaging data, ISOPHOT photometry data, SWS short wavelength spectrometer data, LWS long wavelength spectrometer data, infrared spectral line observations, infrared imaging survey data, dust emission infrared observations, star formation infrared dataset, interstellar medium spectroscopy data, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons PAH features data, active galactic nuclei infrared observations, circumstellar envelope infrared data, planetary nebula infrared spectroscopy, extragalactic infrared survey data, calibrated ISO data products, FITS files infrared astronomy, spectral energy distribution infrared data, continuum photometry dataset, infrared spectral cubes, flux-calibrated infrared maps, ESA ISO Data Archive, legacy infrared space mission dataset |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, WHITE et al., 1999, 'DUST IN THE STRIPPED INTERSTELLAR MEDIUM OF M86.', 1.0, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-vl445ba |