Stellar Forensics with Striking Image from Chandra

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chandra_376 October 23rd, 2008

Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/Penn State/S.Par

G292.0+1.8 is a young supernova remnant located in our galaxy. This deep Chandra image shows a spectacularly detailed, rapidly expanding shell of gas that is 36 light years across and contains large amounts of oxygen, neon, magnesium, silicon and sulfur. Astronomers believe that this supernova remnant, one of only three in the Milky Way known to be rich in oxygen, was formed by the collapse and explosion of a massive star. Supernovas are of great interest because they are a primary source of the heavy elements believed to be necessary to form planets and life.

Provider: Chandra X-ray Observatory

Image Source: http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2007/g292/

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
G292.0+1.8
Subject - Milky Way
Nebula > Type > Supernova Remnant

Distance

Universescale1
20,000 light years
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 11h 24m 35.2s
DEC = -59° 16’ 0.0”
Orientation
North is up
Field of View
11.5 x 11.5 arcminutes
Constellation
Centaurus

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red Chandra (ACIS) X-ray (X-ray) 1.62 nm
Orange Chandra (ACIS) X-ray (X-ray) 1.19 nm
Green Chandra (ACIS) X-ray (X-ray) 910.0 pm
Blue Chandra (ACIS) X-ray (X-ray) 560.0 pm
Spectrum_xray1
Red
Orange
Green
Blue
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ID
376
Subject Category
B.4.1.4  
Subject Name
G292.0+1.8
Credits
X-ray: NASA/CXC/Penn State/S.Par
Release Date
2008-10-23
Lightyears
20,000
Redshift
20,000
Reference Url
http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2007/g292/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Facility
Chandra, Chandra, Chandra, Chandra
Instrument
ACIS, ACIS, ACIS, ACIS
Color Assignment
Red, Orange, Green, Blue
Band
X-ray, X-ray, X-ray, X-ray
Bandpass
X-ray, X-ray, X-ray, X-ray
Central Wavelength
1.62, 1.19, 0.91, 0.56
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
1.7114680010248E+02, -5.9266678641361E+01
Reference Dimension
3000, 3000
Reference Pixel
1493.000, 1493.000
Scale
-6.37777798052E-05, 6.37777798052E-05
Rotation
0.00
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
Chandra X-ray Observatory
URL
/image/chandra/376
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
g292.tif
Metadata Date
2012-04-18
Metadata Version
1.2
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Universescalefull
20,000 light years

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