Supernova 1987a (NIRCam, MIRI and NIRSpec Image)
stsci_2024-112a February 17th, 2024
Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, and C. Fransson (Stockholm). Image Processing: A. Pagan (STScI)
The James Webb Space Telescope has observed the best evidence yet for emission from a neutron star at the site of a well-known and recently-observed supernova known as SN 1987A. At left is a NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) image released in 2023. The image at top right shows light from singly ionized argon (Argon II) captured by the Medium Resolution Spectrograph (MRS) mode of MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument). The image at bottom right shows light from multiply ionized argon captured by the NIRSpec (Near-Infrared Spectrograph). Both instruments show a strong signal from the center of the supernova remnant. This indicated to the science team that there is a source of high-energy radiation there, most likely a neutron star.
Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute
Image Source: https://webbtelescope.org/contents/news-releases/2024/news-2024-112a
Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- ID
- 2024-112a
- Subject Category
- C.3.1.8 C.4.1.4
- Subject Name
- SN 1987a
- Credits
- NASA, ESA, CSA, and C. Fransson (Stockholm). Image Processing: A. Pagan (STScI)
- Release Date
- 2024-02-17T14:00:00
- Lightyears
- 163,000
- Redshift
- 163,000
- Reference Url
- https://webbtelescope.org/contents/news-releases/2024/news-2024-112a
- Type
- Observation
- Image Quality
- Good
- Distance Notes
- Distance in lightyears
- Facility
- Webb, Webb, Webb, Webb, Webb, Webb, Webb, Webb, Webb
- Instrument
- NIRCam, NIRCam, NIRCam, NIRCam, NIRCam, NIRCam, MIRI, NIRSpec
- Color Assignment
- Blue, Cyan, Cyan, Yellow, Orange, Red, Red, Red
- Band
- Infrared, Infrared, Infrared, Infrared, Infrared, Infrared, Infrared, Infrared
- Bandpass
- Central Wavelength
- 1500, 1640, 2000, 3230, 4050, 4440
- Start Time
- Integration Time
- Dataset ID
- Notes
- Coordinate Frame
- ICRS
- Equinox
- 2000.0
- Reference Value
- 83.86597741651, -69.27010400994
- Reference Dimension
- Reference Pixel
- Scale
- Rotation
- 15.52686109162
- Coordinate System Projection:
- TAN
- Quality
- Position
- FITS Header
- Notes
- Creator (Curator)
- STScI
- URL
- https://www.stsci.edu/
- Name
- Space Telescope Science Institute Office of Public Outreach
- outreach@stsci.edu
- Telephone
- 410-338-4444
- Address
- 3700 San Martin Drive
- City
- Baltimore
- State/Province
- MD
- Postal Code
- 21218
- Country
- USA
- Rights
- https://www.stsci.edu/copyright
- Publisher
- STScI
- Publisher ID
- stsci
- Resource ID
- STSCI-J-p24112a-f-1402x834.tif
- Resource URL
- https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI_PR_2024-112/STSCI-J-p24112a-f-1402x834.tif
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- Metadata Date
- 2024-03-11T10:20:48-04:00
- Metadata Version
- 1.2
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