One Weird Star Starts Acting Like Another

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chandra_387 February 21st, 2008

Credit: NASA/CXC/GSFC/F.P.Gavriil et al.

A deep Chandra X-ray Observatory image shows the supernova remnant Kes 75 that was created when a massive star exploded. The pulsar (bright central object) is a rapidly spinning neutron star that is the dense remaining core of the star. The pulsar's rapid rotation and strong magnetic field has created a large bubble of high-energy particles (blue region around the pulsar.) The magnetic field of the pulsar in Kes 75 is thought to be more powerful than most other pulsars. However, it is less powerful than magnetars, a class of neutron star with the most powerful magnetic fields known in the Universe, therefore making the true nature of this object puzzling.

Provider: Chandra X-ray Observatory

Image Source: http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2008/kes75/

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
Kes 75
Subject - Milky Way
Nebula > Type > Supernova Remnant

Distance Details Distance

Universescale1
20,000 light years
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Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 18h 46m 22.5s
DEC = -2° 57’ 42.8”
Orientation
North is 0.3° CCW
Field of View
4.5 x 4.5 arcminutes
Constellation
Aquila

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red Chandra (ACIS) X-ray 1.24 nm
Green Chandra (ACIS) X-ray 550.0 pm
Blue Chandra (ACIS) X-ray 230.0 pm
Spectrum_xray1
Red
Green
Blue
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ID
387
Subject Category
B.4.1.4  
Subject Name
Kes 75
Credits
NASA/CXC/GSFC/F.P.Gavriil et al.
Release Date
2008-02-21
Lightyears
20,000
Redshift
20,000
Reference Url
http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2008/kes75/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Facility
Chandra, Chandra, Chandra
Instrument
ACIS, ACIS, ACIS
Color Assignment
Red, Green, Blue
Band
X-ray, X-ray, X-ray
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
1.24, 0.55, 0.23
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
2000.0
Reference Value
281.59368900000, -2.96189212800
Reference Dimension
1800.00, 1800.00
Reference Pixel
1250.79830541820, 696.91468286186
Scale
-0.00004141895, 0.00004141895
Rotation
0.31620125629
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
World Coordinate System resolved using PinpointWCS 0.9.0 revision 213+ by the Chandra X-ray Center
Creator (Curator)
Chandra X-ray Observatory
URL
/image/chandra/387
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 Observatory
Publisher ID
chandra
Resource ID
kes75.tif
Resource URL
http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2008/kes75/kes75.tif
Related Resources
Metadata Date
2012-04-03
Metadata Version
1.2
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20,000 light years

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