SN 1987a in the Large Magellanic Cloud

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esahubble_opo9904a February 4th, 1999

Credit: Hubble Heritage Team (AURA/STScI/NASA/ESA )

Glittering stars and wisps of gas create a breathtaking backdrop for the self-destruction of a massive star, called supernova 1987A, in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a nearby galaxy. Astronomers in the Southern hemisphere witnessed the brilliant explosion of this star on Feb. 23, 1987. Shown in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image, the supernova remnant, surrounded by inner and outer rings of material, is set in a forest of ethereal, diffuse clouds of gas. This three-color image is composed of several pictures of the supernova and its neighboring region taken with the Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 in Sept. 1994, Feb. 1996 and July 1997.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9904a/

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 1987A
Subject - Local Universe
Star > Evolutionary Stage > Supernova
Nebula > Type > Supernova Remnant
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 5h 35m 27.4s
DEC = -69° 16’ 18.8”
Orientation
North is 16.6° CW
Field of View
2.2 x 2.4 arcminutes
Constellation
Dorado

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (R) -
Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (H-alpha) -
Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (V) -
Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (Oiii) -
Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (B) -
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ID
opo9904a
Subject Category
C.3.1.8   C.4.1.4  
Subject Name
SN 1987A
Credits
Hubble Heritage Team (AURA/STScI/NASA/ESA )
Release Date
1999-02-04T06:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9904a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Distance in light years to the LMC
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2
Color Assignment
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
R, H-alpha, V, Oiii, B
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
83.8639928, -69.2718911
Reference Dimension
1334.0, 1474.0
Reference Pixel
668.0, 738.0
Scale
-2.75940757312e-05, 2.73439984096e-05
Rotation
-16.6
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
WCS info from NASA/Hubble
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
opo9904a
Metadata Date
2003-12-09T17:52:41+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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