SN 1987A and the Honeycomb Nebula

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eso_eso0650b December 21st, 2006

Credit: ESO

The brightest supernova which has exploded in the current epoch is SN 1987A, located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, at the edge of the Tarantula nebula. The explosion was seen on 23 February 1987 and since then the ejected material has created a set of ring structures. The outer ring is clearly visible in this image. In the lower part of the image, an amazing structure is seen: the Honeycomb Nebula.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0650b/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, 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
SN 1987A
Subject - Local Universe
Star > Evolutionary Stage > Supernova
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 5h 35m 44.0s
DEC = -69° 17’ 52.4”
Orientation
North is 0.6° CW
Field of View
5.7 x 5.2 arcminutes
Constellation
Dorado

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Orange MPG-2.2m (WFI) Optical (Oiii) -
Green MPG-2.2m (WFI) Optical (V) -
Blue MPG-2.2m (WFI) Optical (B) -
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ID
eso0650b
Subject Category
C.3.1.8  
Subject Name
SN 1987A
Credits
ESO
Release Date
2006-12-21T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0650b/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Distance in light years to LMC.
Facility
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope, MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope, MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
Instrument
WFI, WFI, WFI
Color Assignment
Orange, Green, Blue
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
Oiii, V, B
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
83.933263, -69.297889
Reference Dimension
720.0, 657.0
Reference Pixel
259.199910425, 350.358480563
Scale
-0.0001316563, 0.0001316563
Rotation
-0.61372507932
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
European Southern Observatory
URL
http://www.eso.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
European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID
eso
Resource ID
eso0650b
Metadata Date
2009-01-07T15:36:04+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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