| Name | 080063 |
| Title | Exploring the halo around an extremely massive, jet launching spiral galaxy |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0800630101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-a5p56w4 |
| Author | European Space Agency |
| Description | Here we propose to observe the extremely massive, rapidly rotating, relativistic jet launching, spiral galaxy 2MASX J23453268-0449256 for 85ks to observe its hot halo, measure its mass content and map its morphology. It is extremely rare for a massive spiral galaxy to eject relativistic jets, as they are nearly always launched from the nuclei of bulge dominated ellipticals and not flat spirals. It is clear that J2345-0449 is an extremely rare system whose properties challenge the standard paradigm for the formation of relativistic jets in AGN. Detailed X-ray observations are necessary to understand this system and complement the excellent HST, Gemini, GMRT and VLA data. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2017-12-19T07:53:48Z/2017-12-20T11:32:08Z |
| Version | 17.56_20190403_1200 |
| Mission Description | The European Space Agency's (ESA) X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission (XMM-Newton) was launched by an Ariane 504 on December 10th 1999. XMM-Newton is ESA's second cornerstone of the Horizon 2000 Science Programme. It carries 3 high throughput X-ray telescopes with an unprecedented effective area, and an optical monitor, the first flown on a X-ray observatory. The large collecting area and ability to make long uninterrupted exposures provide highly sensitive observations. Since Earth's atmosphere blocks out all X-rays, only a telescope in space can detect and study celestial X-ray sources. The XMM-Newton mission is helping scientists to solve a number of cosmic mysteries, ranging from the enigmatic black holes to the origins of the Universe itself. Observing time on XMM-Newton is being made available to the scientific community, applying for observational periods on a competitive basis. |
| Creator Contact | https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/xmm-newton/xmm-newton-helpdesk |
| Date Published | 2019-01-15T23:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2019, Exploring The Halo Around An Extremely Massive Comma Jet Launching Spiral Galaxy, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-a5p56w4 |