Gemini North Back On Sky With Dazzling Image of Supernova in the Pinwheel Galaxy

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noirlab_noirlab2315a June 7th, 2023

Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA Image Processing: J. Miller (Gemini Observatory/NSF’s NOIRLab), M. Rodriguez (Gemini Observatory/NSF’s NOIRLab), M. Zamani (NSF’s NOIRLab), T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF’s NOIRLab) & D. de Martin (NSF’s NOIRLab). Astronomical processing done with DRAGONS 3.1.  

Gemini North, part of the International Gemini Observatory operated by NSF’s NOIRLab, is back observing the night sky following the repair and refurbishment of its primary mirror. The telescope’s debut observation captured the supernova dubbed SN 2023ixf (lower left), which was discovered on 19 May by Japanese astronomer Koichi Itagaki. This dazzling point of light, the closest supernova seen in the past five years, is located along one of the spiral arms of the Pinwheel Galaxy (Messier 101). 

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noirlab2315a/

Curator: NSF's NOIRLab, Tucson, AZ, USA

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
M101 Pinwheel Galaxy SN 2023ixf
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Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 14h 3m 15.1s
DEC = 54° 19’ 5.2”
Orientation
North is 0.1° CW
Field of View
10.1 x 5.4 arcminutes
Constellation
Ursa Major

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red Gemini-N (GMOS-N) Optical (H-alpha) 656.0 nm
Red Gemini-N (GMOS-N) Optical (i) 780.0 nm
Green Gemini-N (GMOS-N) Optical (r) 630.0 nm
Blue Gemini-N (GMOS-N) Optical (g) 475.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Red
Red
Green
Blue
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ID
noirlab2315a
Subject Category
Subject Name
M101, Pinwheel Galaxy, SN 2023ixf
Credits
International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA Image Processing: J. Miller (Gemini Observatory/NSF’s NOIRLab), M. Rodriguez (Gemini Observatory/NSF’s NOIRLab), M. Zamani (NSF’s NOIRLab), T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF’s NOIRLab) & D. de Martin (NSF’s NOIRLab). Astronomical processing done with DRAGONS 3.1.  
Release Date
2023-06-07T08:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noirlab2315a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Gemini North, Gemini North, Gemini North, Gemini North
Instrument
GMOS-N, GMOS-N, GMOS-N, GMOS-N
Color Assignment
Red, Red, Green, Blue
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
H-alpha, i, r, g
Central Wavelength
656, 780, 630, 475
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
None, None, None, None
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
210.81274987346242, 54.318122349753494
Reference Dimension
3757.0, 1988.0
Reference Pixel
1878.5, 994.0
Scale
-4.4898361352454045e-05, 4.4898361352454045e-05
Rotation
-0.10000000000000006
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
NSF's NOIRLab
URL
https://noirlab.edu
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
950 North Cherry Ave.
City
Tucson
State/Province
AZ
Postal Code
85719
Country
USA
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
NSF's NOIRLab
Publisher ID
noirlab
Resource ID
noirlab2315a
Metadata Date
2023-06-07T07:16:45-07:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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