Distant Supernova 1997cj

Esahubble_opo9802b_1024

esahubble_opo9802b January 8th, 1998

Credit: Peter Garnavich, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, the High-z Supernova Search Team, and NASA/ESA

These supernovae belong to a class called Type Ia, which are considered reliable distance indicators. Looking at great distances also means looking back in time because of the finite velocity of light.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9802b/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
SN 1997CJ
Subject - Distant Universe
Star > Evolutionary Stage > Supernova
Esahubble_opo9802b_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 12h 37m 4.6s
DEC = 62° 26’ 21.6”
Orientation
North is 3.5° CCW
Field of View
1.0 x 1.0 arcminutes
Constellation
Ursa Major

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red Hubble (WFPC2) Infrared (I) 814.0 nm
Red Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (R) 675.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Red
Red
Esahubble_opo9802b_1280
×
ID
opo9802b
Subject Category
D.3.1.8  
Subject Name
SN 1997CJ
Credits
Peter Garnavich, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, the High-z Supernova Search Team, and NASA/ESA
Release Date
1998-01-08T06:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9802b/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
WFPC2, WFPC2
Color Assignment
Red, Red
Band
Infrared, Optical
Bandpass
I, R
Central Wavelength
814, 675
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
189.269202428, 62.4393276028
Reference Dimension
250.0, 246.0
Reference Pixel
125.0, 123.0
Scale
-6.62936798209e-05, 6.62936798209e-05
Rotation
3.5400000000000009
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
opo9802b
Metadata Date
2003-12-09T17:49:58+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
×

 

Detailed color mapping information coming soon...

×

There is no distance meta data in this image.

 

Providers | Sign In