Unlocking the Mysteries of the Historic Tycho Supernova

chandra_797 February 28th, 2023

Credit: X-ray (IXPE: NASA/ASI/MSFC/INAF/R. Ferrazzoli, et al.), (Chandra: NASA/CXC/RIKEN/GSFC/T. Sato et al.) Optical: DSS Image processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/K. Arcand, L. Frattare, N. Wolk

Provider: Chandra X-ray Observatory

Image Source: http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2023/tycho/

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 Type: Observation
Object Name: Tycho's Supernova Remnant

Distance

13,000 light years

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 0h 25m 17.0s; DEC = 64° 8’ 37.0”
Constellation: Cassiopeia

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
Chandra	X-ray	-
-	X-ray	-
DSS	Optical	-

ID: 797
Subject Category
Subject Name: Tycho's Supernova Remnant
Credits: X-ray (IXPE: NASA/ASI/MSFC/INAF/R. Ferrazzoli, et al.), (Chandra: NASA/CXC/RIKEN/GSFC/T. Sato et al.) Optical: DSS Image processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/K. Arcand, L. Frattare, N. Wolk

Release Date: 2023-02-28
Lightyears: 13,000
Redshift: 13,000
Reference Url: http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2023/tycho/

Type: Observation
Image Quality: Good
Distance Notes

Facility: Chandra X-ray Observatory, -, DSS
Instrument
Color Assignment: Blue, Purple, Pseudocolor

Band: X-ray, X-ray, Optical
Bandpass
Central Wavelength

Start Time: 2001-10-01-0000, -, -
Integration Time: 1209720, -, -
Dataset ID: 115, 3837, 7539, 8551, 10093, 10094, 10095, 10096, 10097, 10902, 10903, 10904, 10906, 15998
Notes

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 6.320833333333334, 64.14361111111111
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Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:

Quality: Position
FITS Header
Notes

Creator (Curator): Chandra X-ray Observatory
URL: http://chandra.harvard.edu
Name
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: tycho.tif

Resource URL: http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2023/tycho/tycho.tif
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Metadata Date: 2024-05-02T13:05:48-04:00
Metadata Version: 1.2

Detailed color mapping information coming soon...

13,000 light years