Supernova Remnant is an Unusual Suspect

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chandra_427 December 6th, 2009

Credit: X-ray (NASA/CXC/Penn State/S.Park & J.Lee); IR (NASA/JPL-Caltech)

A new composite image from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory (purple) and Spitzer Space Telescope (red and green) shows a supernova remnant with a different look. This object, known as SNR 0104-72.3 is in the Small Magellanic Cloud, a small neighboring galaxy to the Milky Way. Astronomers think that this object is the remains of a so-called Type Ia supernova caused by the thermonuclear explosion of a white dwarf, but it has a shape unlike any other in its class.

Provider: Chandra X-ray Observatory

Image Source: http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2009/snr0104/

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

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

Image Details

Image Type
Collage
Object Name
SNR 0104-72.3
Subject - Local Universe
Nebula > Type > Supernova Remnant

Distance

Universescale2
190,000 light years
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 1h 12m 38.7s
DEC = -72° 50’ 0.3”
Orientation
North is 0.1° CW
Field of View
8.1 x 5.4 arcminutes
Constellation
Tucana

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Purple Chandra (ACIS) X-ray 826.7 pm
Red Spitzer (IRAC) Infrared (Mid-IR) 8.0 µm
Green Spitzer (IRAC) Infrared (Near-IR) 4.5 µm
Blue Spitzer (IRAC) Infrared (Near-IR) 3.6 µm
Spectrum_xray1
Purple
Red
Green
Blue
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ID
427
Subject Category
C.4.1.4  
Subject Name
SNR 0104-72.3
Credits
X-ray (NASA/CXC/Penn State/S.Park & J.Lee); IR (NASA/JPL-Caltech)
Release Date
2009-12-06
Lightyears
190,000
Redshift
190,000
Reference Url
http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2009/snr0104/
Type
Collage
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Facility
Chandra, Spitzer, Spitzer, Spitzer
Instrument
ACIS, IRAC, IRAC, IRAC
Color Assignment
Purple, Red, Green, Blue
Band
X-ray, Infrared, Infrared, Infrared
Bandpass
-, Mid-IR, Near-IR, Near-IR
Central Wavelength
0.8267, 8000, 4500, 3600
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
2000.0
Reference Value
18.1610419331, -72.8334294223
Reference Dimension
3600.0, 2402.0
Reference Pixel
14705.8452999, 9102.88478943
Scale
-3.750919e-05, 3.750919e-05
Rotation
-0.12659561945
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
snr0104.tif
Metadata Date
2013-09-20T11:09:37-04:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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Universescalefull
190,000 light years

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