Ring-shaped nebula around SN 1987A

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eso_06_sn-1987a_cc March 12th, 2010

Credit: ESO

High resolution NTT image of supernova SN 1987A taken from La Silla Observatory in December 1993. Seven years after the explosion of SN 1987A, the observations indicate the beginning of a more active phase while the interaction between the stellar material which was ejected during the explosion and the surrounding ring-shaped nebulae has started. SN 1987A is one of the most studied objects in modern astronomy and ESO telescopes have been observing it since its first detection, in February 1987. More information in ESO Messenger 75, p22: http://www.eso.org/sci/publications/messenger/archive/no.75-mar94/messenger-no75.pdf

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/06_sn-1987a_cc/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
SN 1987A
Subject - Local Universe
Star > Evolutionary Stage > Supernova
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Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 5h 35m 27.6s
DEC = -69° 16’ 8.4”
Orientation
North is 0.8° CCW
Field of View
0.2 x 0.2 arcminutes
Constellation
Dorado

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red NTT (IRSPEC) Optical (H-alpha + Nii) 658.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Red
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ID
06_sn-1987a_cc
Subject Category
C.3.1.8  
Subject Name
SN 1987A
Credits
ESO
Release Date
2010-03-12T18:51:40
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/06_sn-1987a_cc/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
New Technology Telescope
Instrument
IRSPEC
Color Assignment
Red
Band
Optical
Bandpass
H-alpha + Nii
Central Wavelength
658
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
83.8650996296, -69.269003592
Reference Dimension
4052.0, 4030.0
Reference Pixel
2026.0, 2015.0
Scale
-7.46558842167e-07, 7.46558842167e-07
Rotation
0.82000000000000051
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
European Southern Observatory
URL
http://www.eso.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
European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID
eso
Resource ID
06_sn-1987a_cc
Metadata Date
2010-03-12T18:22:25+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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