Nova Cygni 1992

Stsci_1994-06c_1024

stsci_1994-06c January 13th, 1994

Credit: F. Paresce, R. Jedrzejewski (STScI), NASA/ESA

A 1994 Hubble Space Telescope image of Nova Cygni 1992 after COSTAR.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1994/news-1994-06

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

Image Use Policy: http://hubblesite.org/copyright/

Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Nova Cygni 1992
Subject - Milky Way
Star > Type > Variable > Nova

Distance Details Distance

Universescale1
10,430 light years
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Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 20h 30m 31.8s
DEC = 52° 37’ 52.9”
Orientation
North is 19.5° CW
Field of View
0.1 x 0.1 arcminutes
Constellation
Cygnus

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red Hubble (FOC) Ultraviolet (Mid-UV) 278.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Red
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ID
1994-06c
Subject Category
B.3.2.1.5  
Subject Name
Nova Cygni 1992
Credits
F. Paresce, R. Jedrzejewski (STScI), NASA/ESA
Release Date
1994-01-13T00:00:00
Lightyears
10,430
Redshift
10,430
Reference Url
https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1994/news-1994-06
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Light years
Facility
Hubble
Instrument
FOC
Color Assignment
Red
Band
Ultraviolet
Bandpass
Mid-UV
Central Wavelength
278
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
2000.0
Reference Value
307.63233333330, 52.63136111111
Reference Dimension
2252.00, 2016.00
Reference Pixel
1081.46986965829, 1747.97800890798
Scale
-0.00000062461, 0.00000062461
Rotation
-19.53059890779
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
World Coordinate System resolved using PinpointWCS 0.9.2 revision 218+ by the Chandra X-ray Center
Creator (Curator)
STScI
URL
http://hubblesite.org
Name
Space Telescope Science Institute Office of Public Outreach
Email
outreach@stsci.edu
Telephone
410-338-4444
Address
3700 San Martin Drive
City
Baltimore
State/Province
MD
Postal Code
21218
Country
USA
Rights
http://hubblesite.org/copyright/
Publisher
STScI
Publisher ID
stsci
Resource ID
STSCI-H-p9406c-f-513x513.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p9406c-f-513x513.tif
Related Resources
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/1994/06, http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/1993/21
Metadata Date
2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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