Supernova 1987a

Esahubble_opo9719b_1024

esahubble_opo9719b June 9th, 1997

Credit: George Sonneborn (Goddard Space Flight Center), Jason Pun (NOAO), the STIS Instrument Definition Team, and NASA/ESA

This image, taken with Hubble's Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2in 1995, shows the orange-red rings surrounding Supernova 1987A in the Large Magellanic Cloud. The glowing debris of the supernova explosion, which occurred in February 1987, is at the center of the inner ring. The small white square indicates the location of the STIS aperture used for the new far-ultraviolet observation.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9719b/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
IRAS 05240-6948 Large Magellanic Cloud LMC SN 1987A
Subject - Local Universe
Star > Evolutionary Stage > Supernova
Esahubble_opo9719b_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 5h 35m 28.0s
DEC = -69° 16’ 11.2”
Orientation
North is 141.7° CW
Field of View
0.2 x 0.2 arcminutes
Constellation
Dorado

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (H-alpha) -
Esahubble_opo9719b_1280
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ID
opo9719b
Subject Category
C.3.1.8  
Subject Name
IRAS 05240-6948, Large Magellanic Cloud, LMC, SN 1987A
Credits
George Sonneborn (Goddard Space Flight Center), Jason Pun (NOAO), the STIS Instrument Definition Team, and NASA/ESA
Release Date
1997-06-09T18:45:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9719b/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
WFPC2
Color Assignment
Red
Band
Optical
Bandpass
H-alpha
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
83.8664988831, -69.269780206
Reference Dimension
333.0, 337.0
Reference Pixel
166.5, 168.5
Scale
-1.07397523703e-05, 1.07397523703e-05
Rotation
-141.67999999999958
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
ESA/Hubble
URL
http://www.spacetelescope.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
ESA/Hubble
Publisher ID
esahubble
Resource ID
opo9719b
Metadata Date
2003-12-09T17:48:21+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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