Stellar Debris in the Large Magellanic Cloud

Chandra_338_1024

chandra_338 November 29th, 2006

Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/Caltech/S.Kulkarni et al.; Optical: NASA/STScI/UIUC/Y.H.Chu & R.Williams et al.; IR: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R.Gehrz et al.

In Chandra's X-ray data, N49 shows million-degree gas in its center (blue), while Spitzer reveals much cooler, infrared-emitting gas at the remnant's outer regions (red). Unique filamentary structure observed in optical light by Hubble (white & yellow) sets N49 apart from most other supernova remnants that appear roughly circular in visible light. When the multiwavelength data is combined, it appears to confirm the idea that this supernova remnant is expanding into a denser region to the southeast, which would cause its asymmetrical shape.

Provider: Chandra X-ray Observatory

Image Source: http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2006/n49/

Curator: Chandra X-ray Observatory, Cambridge, MA, USA

Image Use Policy: http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/image_use.html

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
N49
Subject - Local Universe
Nebula > Type > Supernova Remnant

Distance

Universescale2
160,000 light years
Chandra_338_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 5h 26m 4.2s
DEC = -66° 4’ 50.0”
Orientation
North is 5.4° CCW
Field of View
1.8 x 1.9 arcminutes
Constellation
Dorado

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red Spitzer (MIPS) Infrared (Mid-IR) 24.0 µm
Red Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (I-band) 814.0 nm
Orange Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (SII) 673.0 nm
Yellow Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (H-alpha) 656.0 nm
Green Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (y-band) 547.0 nm
Blue Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (OIII) 502.0 nm
Blue Chandra (WFPC2) X-ray (X-ray) 826.7 pm
Spectrum_xray1
Red
Red
Orange
Yellow
Green
Blue
Blue
Chandra_338_1280
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ID
338
Subject Category
C.4.1.4  
Subject Name
N49
Credits
X-ray: NASA/CXC/Caltech/S.Kulkarni et al.; Optical: NASA/STScI/UIUC/Y.H.Chu & R.Williams et al.; IR: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R.Gehrz et al.
Release Date
2006-11-29
Lightyears
160,000
Redshift
160,000
Reference Url
http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2006/n49/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Facility
Spitzer, Hubble, Hubble, Hubble, Hubble, Hubble, Chandra
Instrument
MIPS, WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2, ACIS
Color Assignment
Red, Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Blue
Band
Infrared, Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical, X-ray
Bandpass
Mid-IR, I-band, SII, H-alpha, y-band, OIII, X-ray
Central Wavelength
24000, 814, 673, 656, 547, 502, 0.8267
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
2000.0
Reference Value
81.51770470056, -66.08055863528
Reference Dimension
2320.00, 2420.00
Reference Pixel
633.86207952042, 1347.11675687490
Scale
-0.00001300646, 0.00001300646
Rotation
5.36716699231
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
World Coordinate System resolved using PinpointWCS 0.9.0 revision 213+ by the Chandra X-ray Center
Creator (Curator)
Chandra X-ray Observatory
URL
http://chandra.harvard.edu
Name
Chandra X-ray Observatory Center
Email
cxcpub@cfa.harvard.edu
Telephone
617.496.7941
Address
60 Garden St.
City
Cambridge
State/Province
MA
Postal Code
02138
Country
USA
Rights
http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/image_use.html
Publisher
Chandra X-ray Observatory Center
Publisher ID
chandra
Resource ID
n49.tif
Resource URL
http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2006/n49/n49.tif
Related Resources
Metadata Date
2012-07-10
Metadata Version
1.2
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Universescalefull
160,000 light years

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