The supernova 1999em in the galaxy NGC 1637 (annotated)

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eso_eso1315b March 20th, 2013

Credit: ESO

This image from ESO’s Very Large Telescope at the Paranal Observatory in Chile shows NGC 1637, a spiral galaxy located about 35 million light-years away in the constellation of Eridanus (The River). In 1999 scientists discovered a Type II supernova in this galaxy and followed its slow fading over the following years. The position of the supernova is marked.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1315b/

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 Details

Image Type
Observation
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Spiral
Eso_eso1315b_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 4h 41m 28.3s
DEC = -2° 51’ 29.5”
Orientation
North is 6.2° CW
Field of View
7.2 x 7.2 arcminutes
Constellation
Eridanus

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red VLT (FORS1) Optical (R) -
Green VLT (FORS1) Optical (V) -
Blue VLT (FORS1) Optical (B) -
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ID
eso1315b
Subject Category
C.5.1.1  
Subject Name
Credits
ESO
Release Date
2013-03-20T12:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1315b/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope
Instrument
FORS1, FORS1, FORS1
Color Assignment
Red, Green, Blue
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
R, V, B
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
70.367715, -2.858186
Reference Dimension
1964.0, 1964.0
Reference Pixel
913.534771304, 1072.99699889
Scale
-6.09811e-05, 6.09811e-05
Rotation
-6.23970392083
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
eso1315b
Resource URL
https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso1315b.tif
Related Resources
Metadata Date
2013-03-15T15:08:22+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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