Supernova 1987a Ring

Esahubble_opo9808f_1024

esahubble_opo9808f February 10th, 1998

Credit: Peter Garnavich (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), andNASA/ESA

Latest Hubble image shows knot in ring significantly brighter.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9808f/

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
Esahubble_opo9808f_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 5h 35m 28.0s
DEC = -69° 16’ 11.3”
Orientation
North is 68.7° CW
Field of View
0.1 x 0.1 arcminutes
Constellation
Dorado
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ID
opo9808f
Subject Category
C.3.1.8  
Subject Name
SN 1987A
Credits
Peter Garnavich (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), andNASA/ESA
Release Date
1998-02-10T06:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9808f/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Instrument
Color Assignment
Band
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
83.866580338, -69.269792367
Reference Dimension
503.0, 503.0
Reference Pixel
251.5, 251.5
Scale
-3.20282675846e-06, 3.20282675846e-06
Rotation
-68.71999999999997
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
opo9808f
Metadata Date
2003-12-09T17:50:23+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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