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The light from galaxy NGC 221 consists of a recognizable spectrum of wavelengths. However, all are shifted towards the shorter-wavelength end of the spectrum. In particular, the calcium 鈥渓ine鈥 ordinarily observed at 396.85nmis observed at 396.58nm. Is this galaxy moving toward or away from Earth? At what speed?

Short Answer

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The galaxy is approaching us and velocity at which galaxy is approaching us is 204鈥塳尘/s.

Step by step solution

01

Write the given data from the question.

The wavelength of position of the calcium line,source=396.85鈥塶尘

The wavelength of the shifted position of the calcium line,obs=396.58鈥塶尘

02

Determine the equations to calculate the speed of the source.

The expression to calculate the observer frequency in terms of source frequency, speed and speed of light is given as follows.

fobs=fsource1-(vc)21+vccos 鈥(颈)

Here,c is the speed of light, is the angle between the source of light and observer and vis the velocity of the source.

The expression between the frequency, wavelength and speed of light is given as follows.

=cf

Here,is the wavelength, cis the speed of light and fis the frequency.

03

Calculate the speed of the source and direction of moving of the galaxy.

According the Doppler effect, when the source is moving towards the observer, then the wavelength shifted toward the lower range of wavelength region.

In the given case the source wavelength(396.85鈥塶尘)is greater than the observer wavelength(396.58鈥塶尘). thus light has been blue shifted. Therefore,galaxy is approaching us.

Hence the galaxy is approaching us.

The angle between the source and observer when the source moving towards the observe is equal to180.

Calculate the observer frequency,

Substitute 180forinto equation (i).

fobs=fsource1(vc)21+vccos(180)fobs=fsource1(vc)21+vc(1)fobs=fsource(1vc)(1+vc)1vcfobs=fsource(1vc)(1+vc)(1vc)2

Solve further as,

fobs=fsource(1vc)(1+vc)(1vc)(1vc)fobs=fsource(1+vc)(1vc)

Substitute cobsforfobsandcsourceforfsourceinto above equation.

cobs=csource(1+vc)(1vc)1obs=1source(1+vc)(1vc)source1vc=obs1+vc

Take a square of both the sides of the above equation.

source2(1vc)=obs2(1+vc)source2source2vc=obs2+obs2vcobs2vc+source2vc=source2obs2vc(obs2+source2)=source2obs2

Solve further as,

vc=source2obs2obs2+source2

Substitute396.85鈥塶尘for sourceand396.58鈥塶尘for obsinto above equation.

vc=(396.85鈥塶尘)2(396.58鈥塶尘)2(396.85鈥塶尘)2+(396.58鈥塶尘)2v(3108鈥尘/蝉)=214.226314765.618v=214.226314765.6183108m/sv=204鈥塳尘/s

Hence the velocity at which galaxy is approaching us is 204鈥塳尘/s.

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