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Chandra_209_1024

chandra_209 April 10th, 2000

Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO, Optical: NA

The Chandra X-ray image (blue) shows gas that has been heated to millions of degrees Celsius by a shock wave moving into matter ejected by the supernova. This gas is rich in oxygen and neon. The radio image (red) made with the Australia Telescope Compact Array, traces the outward motion of a shock wave due to the motion of extremely high-energy electrons. The optical image (green) made with the Hubble Space Telescope, shows dense clumps of oxygen gas that have "cooled" to about 30,000 degree Celsius.

Provider: Chandra X-ray Observatory

Image Source: http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2000/0015multi/

Curator: Chandra X-ray Observatory, Cambridge, MA, USA

Image Use Policy: http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/image_use.html

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Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
E0102-72.3

Distance Details Distance

Universescale2
190,000 light years
Chandra_209_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 1h 4m 2.1s
DEC = -72° 1’ 53.0”
Orientation
North is 2.3° CCW
Field of View
0.9 x 0.9 arcminutes
Constellation
Tucana

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Chandra (ACIS) X-ray (X-ray) 826.7 pm
Green Hubble (WFPC) Optical (OIII) 502.0 nm
Red ATNF (ATCA) Radio (6cm) 60.0 mm
Spectrum_xray2
Blue
Green
Red
Chandra_209_1280
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ID
209
Subject Category
Subject Name
E0102-72.3
Credits
X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO, Optical: NA
Release Date
2000-04-10
Lightyears
190,000
Redshift
190,000
Reference Url
http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2000/0015multi/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Facility
Chandra, HST, ATNF
Instrument
ACIS, WFPC, ATCA
Color Assignment
Blue, Green, Red
Band
X-ray, Optical, Radio
Bandpass
X-ray, OIII, 6cm
Central Wavelength
0.8267, 502, 6e7
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
16.0085611, -72.0313761
Reference Dimension
2269.0, 2250.0
Reference Pixel
1135.5, 1126.0
Scale
6.35439e-06, 6.3543859e-06
Rotation
2.31
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
WCS retrieved using CXCs PinpointWCS
Creator (Curator)
Chandra X-ray Observatory
URL
http://chandra.harvard.edu
Name
Chandra X-ray Observatory Center
Email
cxcpub@cfa.harvard.edu
Telephone
617.496.7941
Address
60 Garden St.
City
Cambridge
State/Province
MA
Postal Code
02138
Country
USA
Rights
http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/image_use.html
Publisher
Chandra X-ray Center
Publisher ID
chandra
Resource ID
e0102_multi.tif
Resource URL
http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2000/0015multi/e0102_multi.tif
Related Resources
Metadata Date
2012-08-22T12:12:22-04:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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190,000 light years

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