The dwarf galaxy UGC 5189A, site of the supernova SN 2010jl

Eso_eso1421b_1024

eso_eso1421b July 9th, 2014

Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA

This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows the irregular dwarf galaxy UGC 5189A. This star-forming galaxy was the site of the bright supernova SN 2010jl. VLT observations of this supernova have shown that these cosmic dust factories make their grains in a two-stage process, starting soon after the explosion, but continuing long afterwards.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1421b/

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
Object Name
UGC 5189A
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Size > Dwarf
Eso_eso1421b_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 9h 42m 53.2s
DEC = 9° 29’ 34.1”
Orientation
North is 4.9° CW
Field of View
1.8 x 1.8 arcminutes
Constellation
Leo

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Orange Hubble (WFPC2) Infrared 814.0 nm
Cyan Hubble (WFPC2) Ultraviolet 300.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Orange
Cyan
Eso_eso1421b_1280
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ID
eso1421b
Subject Category
C.5.2.2  
Subject Name
UGC 5189A
Credits
ESA/Hubble & NASA
Release Date
2014-07-09T19:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1421b/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
WFPC2, WFPC2
Color Assignment
Orange, Cyan
Band
Infrared, Ultraviolet
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
814, 300
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
145.721593931, 9.49279770802
Reference Dimension
1060.0, 1074.0
Reference Pixel
530.0, 537.0
Scale
-2.78554184797e-05, 2.78554184797e-05
Rotation
-4.8800000000000034
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
eso1421b
Resource URL
https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso1421b.tif
Related Resources
Metadata Date
2014-07-02T12:15:50+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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