Ground-Based Image of Supernova 1994D in Galaxy NGC 4526

Esahubble_opo9919h_1024

esahubble_opo9919h May 25th, 1999

Credit: NASA & ESA

Supernovae are extremely luminousand cause a burst of radiationthat often briefly outshines an entire galaxy, before fading from view over several weeks or months. During this short interval a supernova can radiate as much energy as the Sunis expected to emit over its entire life span.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9919h/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
NGC 4526 SN 1994D
Subject - Local Universe
Star > Evolutionary Stage > Supernova
Esahubble_opo9919h_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 12h 34m 3.0s
DEC = 7° 41’ 58.2”
Orientation
North is 191.2° CCW
Field of View
0.5 x 0.4 arcminutes
Constellation
Virgo
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ID
opo9919h
Subject Category
C.3.1.8  
Subject Name
NGC 4526, SN 1994D
Credits
NASA & ESA
Release Date
1999-05-25T17:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9919h/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Distance in light years from NED
Facility
Instrument
Color Assignment
Band
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
T
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
188.512311143, 7.69949229664
Reference Dimension
632.0, 501.0
Reference Pixel
316.0, 250.5
Scale
-1.2446145914e-05, 1.2446145914e-05
Rotation
191.16
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
opo9919h
Metadata Date
2019-10-07T11:41:29.797487
Metadata Version
1.1
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