Hot diffuse Gas in the galaxy group IC4329 Credit: ROSAT and the Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik The contours of a ROSAT HRI observation are overlayed onto an optical image of the two central members of the IC4329 galaxy group. The image shows that IC4329A (left), a spiral galaxy with an active nucleus seen edge-on, is especially bright in X-rays in comparison to the huge elliptical galaxy IC4329 (right). Hot diffuse gas is distributed over the whole group. In the central part of the group X-ray emission is observed even between both galaxies pointing to gas heated by shock waves from the IC4329A / IC4329 interaction. PostScript version available. Search for an Image: (Enter the name of an object.) Additions or Comments: Have we left anything out? Is there something you would like to have added to this page (a link to your own group's research page, for example...)? IMAGES | By Mission | Stars | Cataclysmic Variables | X-ray Binaries | Pulsars | Supernova Remnants & Planetary Nebulae | Galaxies | Active Galactic Nuclei | Clusters and Groups of Galaxies | X-ray/gamma-ray Background & Deep Fields | Solar System Objects | Gamma Ray Bursts HEASARC Home | Observatories | Archive | Calibration | Software | Tools | Students/Teachers/Public Last modified: Thursday, 26-Jun-2003 13:48:46 EDT