Hubbles view on lensed supernova

Esahubble_heic1710c_1024

esahubble_heic1710c April 20th, 2017

Credit: ESA/Hubble, NASA

The supernova iPTF16geu exploded at a distance corresponding to a time 4.3 billion years ago. It could only be detected because a foreground galaxy lensed the light of the explosion, making it 52 times brighter for observers on Earth. It also caused the supernova to appear in four distinct places on the sky, surrounding the lensing galaxy in the foreground.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1710c/

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
iPTF16geu
Subject - Distant Universe
Star > Evolutionary Stage > Supernova
Esahubble_heic1710c_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 21h 4m 16.4s
DEC = -6° 20’ 18.0”
Orientation
North is 46.3° CCW
Field of View
0.0 x 0.0 arcminutes
Constellation
Aquarius

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red Hubble (WFC3) Infrared (I) 814.0 nm
Green Hubble (WFC3) Optical (R) 625.0 nm
Blue Hubble (WFC3) Optical (B) 475.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Red
Green
Blue
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ID
heic1710c
Subject Category
D.3.1.8  
Subject Name
iPTF16geu
Credits
ESA/Hubble, NASA
Release Date
2017-04-20T20:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1710c/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
WFC3, WFC3, WFC3
Color Assignment
Red, Green, Blue
Band
Infrared, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
I, R, B
Central Wavelength
814, 625, 475
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
316.068506602, -6.33833917615
Reference Dimension
718.0, 718.0
Reference Pixel
359.0, 359.0
Scale
-7.9791516200675558E-07, 7.9791516200675558E-07
Rotation
46.320000000000014
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Position
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
heic1710c
Metadata Date
2017-04-10T14:37:56+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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