3C321

Astronomers will hold a media teleconference Monday, December 17, at 1:00pm EST to announce the discovery of a first-of-its-kind phenomenon involving a black hole and a neighboring galaxy. Audio of the event will be streamed live on the Web at: www.nasa.gov/newsaudio


A video file about the discovery, including interview footage with the principal investigator and a dramatic new animation, will air on NASA TV on December 17. NASA TV is carried on an MPEG-2 digital signal accessed via satellite AMC-6, at 72 degrees west longitude, transponder 17C, 4040 MHz, vertical polarization. It's available in Alaska and Hawaii on AMC-7 at 137 degrees west longitude, transponder 18C, at 4060 MHz, horizontal polarization.

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  1. 3C321 3c321 Composite & Illustration

  2. 3C321 5 Panel 5 panel Version of 3c321

  3. 3c321 Composite 3c321 Composite

  4. 3C321 Animation Animations Quicktime | MPEG


  5. Full Field: X-ray & Radio 3c321 Full Field (X-ray & Radio)

  6. Image Fade 3c321 Image fade Quicktime | MPEG

  7. 3C321 IllustrationIllustration

Factoids

  • Paper Title: A Radio Through X-ray Study of the Jet/Companion-Galaxy Interaction in 3C321 (ApJ, 2007, accepted)(pdf format)
    • Full Author List: Daniel A. Evans (CfA), Wen-Fai Fong (CfA), Martin J. Hardcastle (Univ. of Hertforshire), Ralph P. Kraft (CfA), Julia C. Lee (CfA), Diana M. Worrall (Univ. of Bristol), Mark Birkinshaw (Univ. of Bristol), Judith H. Croston (Univ. of Hertforshire), Tom W. B. Muxlow (Jodrell Bank Observatory)
    • Telescopes used: NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, plus the Very Large Array (VLA) and MERLIN radio telescopes.
    • Distance to 3C321: About 1.4 billion light years

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END DATE: DEC-24-07 11:59 PM (ET)
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