Chandra Observations of 3C254

Megan Donahue(Space Telescope Science Institute, 3700 San Martin Drive, Baltimore, MD 21218; donahue@stsci.edu)

Ruth A. Daly (Penn State University, Department of Physics, P. O. Box 7009, Reading, PA 19610-6009; rdaly@psu.edu),

Rita M. Sambruna (George Mason University, Department of Physics and Astronomy, MS 3F3, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030; rms@physics.gmu.edu)

Abstract

A 30 ksec observation of 3C254 was made with the ACIS-S instrument aboard Chandra in the spring of 2001. The results of these observations will be presented and discussed. The X-ray image will be compared with VLA and HST images of the source. X-ray emission associated with the radio source is clearly visible. Possible X-ray emission mechanisms and their implications will be discussed.

CATEGORY: ACTIVE GALAXIES AND QUASARS