Chandra X-ray Observatory Data of Kepler's Supernova Remnant

Esahubble_opo0429d_1024

esahubble_opo0429d October 6th, 2004

Credit: NASA, ESA, R. Sankrit and W. Blair (Johns Hopkins University)

This image shows the remains of Kepler's Supernova, the most recent exploding star to be seen in the Milky Way Galaxy. It was first observed 400 years ago when it was thought to be 'a new star'. In fact, it was the the gas and dust from an exploding star, rapidly expanding. These remnants have now reached a diameter of 14 light years wide and are still expandingat 4 million miles per hour. This image was taken by theChandra X-ray Observatory and shows the cooler X-ray gas which resides in a thick interior shell and marks the location of heated material expelled from the exploded star.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo0429d/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Kepler's SN
Subject - Milky Way
Nebula > Type > Supernova Remnant
Esahubble_opo0429d_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 17h 30m 41.5s
DEC = -21° 29’ 33.2”
Orientation
North is 0.1° CCW
Field of View
5.0 x 5.0 arcminutes
Constellation
Ophiuchus

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Green Chandra (ACIS) X-ray -
Esahubble_opo0429d_1280
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ID
opo0429d
Subject Category
B.4.1.4  
Subject Name
Kepler's SN
Credits
NASA, ESA, R. Sankrit and W. Blair (Johns Hopkins University)
Release Date
2004-10-06T18:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo0429d/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Chandra
Instrument
ACIS
Color Assignment
Green
Band
X-ray
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
262.672907158, -21.4925462576
Reference Dimension
750.0, 750.0
Reference Pixel
375.0, 375.0
Scale
-0.000110288319464, 0.000110288319464
Rotation
0.11999999999999873
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
opo0429d
Metadata Date
2004-09-29T13:59:44-05:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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