The optical image of NGC 4697 dissolves into the corresponding Chandra X-ray image. NGC 4697 is about 40 million light years away in the constellation of Virgo.
Animation: NASA/CXC/A.Hobart
X-ray: NASA/CXC/UVa/C.Sarazin et al.
Optical: Digital Sky Survey
two (2) questions, how many light years is that from earth?, how many light years the diameter of that galaxy
indahindah18 3 years ago