Image of Supernova 1987A

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esahubble_ann1111a June 9th, 2011

Credit: NASA, ESA and Pete Challis (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)

This Hubble image of Supernova 1987A shows the brightening ring of supernova debris. The closest supernova seen in almost 400 years, Supernova 1987A is located in the Large Magellanic Cloud.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/ann1111a/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
SN 1987A
Subject - Local Universe
Star > Evolutionary Stage > Supernova
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 5h 35m 28.0s
DEC = -69° 16’ 11.2”
Orientation
North is 1.8° CW
Field of View
0.0 x 0.0 arcminutes
Constellation
Dorado

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Hubble (ACS) Optical (B) 435.0 nm
Green Hubble (ACS) Optical (V) 555.0 nm
Red Hubble (ACS) Optical (R) 625.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Blue
Green
Red
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ID
ann1111a
Subject Category
C.3.1.8  
Subject Name
SN 1987A
Credits
NASA, ESA and Pete Challis (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)
Release Date
2011-06-09T15:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/ann1111a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Distance as in heic0704a
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
ACS, ACS, ACS
Color Assignment
Blue, Green, Red
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
B, V, R
Central Wavelength
435, 555, 625
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
83.8665376471, -69.2697840524
Reference Dimension
2382.0, 1816.0
Reference Pixel
1191.0, 908.0
Scale
-3.11501383643e-07, 3.11501383643e-07
Rotation
-1.7800000000000002
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
ESA/Hubble
URL
http://www.spacetelescope.org/
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City
Garching bei München
State/Province
Postal Code
D-85748
Country
Germany
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
ESA/Hubble
Publisher ID
esahubble
Resource ID
ann1111a
Metadata Date
2011-06-07T14:50:23-04:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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