N 63A: Spitzer Space Telescope

esahubble_heic0507b June 7th, 2005

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Y.-H. Chu (UIUC)

Spitzer has imaged the supernova remnant, N 63A, at infrared wavelengths. Using the IRAC detector, the image shows infrared emission at 3.6 (blue), 4.5 (green), 5.8 (orange), 8.0 (red) microns.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic0507b/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: DEM L 243 • LHA 120-N 63A • SNR 0535-66.0
Subject - Local Universe: Nebula > Type > Supernova Remnant

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 5h 35m 33.4s; DEC = -66° 0’ 33.5”
Orientation: North is 7.8° CCW
Field of View: 8.5 x 10.9 arcminutes
Constellation: Dorado

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
Spitzer (None)	Infrared (Near-IR)	8.0 µm
Spitzer (None)	Infrared (Near-IR)	5.8 µm
Spitzer (None)	Infrared (Near-IR)	4.5 µm
Spitzer (None)	Infrared (Near-IR)	3.6 µm

ID: heic0507b
Subject Category: C.4.1.4
Subject Name: DEM L 243, LHA 120-N 63A, SNR 0535-66.0
Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Y.-H. Chu (UIUC)

Release Date: 2005-06-07T15:00:00
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Reference Url: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic0507b/

Type: Observation
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Distance Notes

Facility: Spitzer Space Telescope, Spitzer Space Telescope, Spitzer Space Telescope, Spitzer Space Telescope
Instrument: None, None, None, None
Color Assignment: Red, Orange, Green, Blue

Band: Infrared, Infrared, Infrared, Infrared
Bandpass: Near-IR, Near-IR, Near-IR, Near-IR
Central Wavelength: 8000, 5800, 4500, 3600

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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 83.8893256242, -66.0092919403
Reference Dimension: 850.0, 1088.0

Reference Pixel: 426.0, 545.0
Scale: -0.000166795519749, 0.000166795519749
Rotation: 7.8000000000000043
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Creator (Curator): ESA/Hubble
URL: http://www.spacetelescope.org/
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Address: Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City: Garching bei München
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Postal Code: D-85748
Country: Germany
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: ESA/Hubble
Publisher ID: esahubble
Resource ID: heic0507b

Resource URL: http://www.spacetelescope.org/static/archives/images/original/heic0507b.tif
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Metadata Date: 2005-06-03T16:13:51-05:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

Detailed color mapping information coming soon...

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