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stsci_1998-08c February 10th, 1998

Credit: P. Garnavich (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics) and NASA

A 1998 Hubble Space Telescope image of SN 1987A.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1998/news-1998-08

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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

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Image Details

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

Distance

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168,000 light years

Stsci_1998-08c_128

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 5h 35m 28.1s; DEC = -69° 16’ 14.0”
Orientation: North is 69.7° CW
Field of View: 0.0 x 0.0 arcminutes
Constellation: Dorado

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Hubble (WFPC2)	Optical (B)	-
	Hubble (WFPC2)	Optical (V)	-
	Hubble (WFPC2)	Optical (Halpha)	-

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ID: 1998-08c
Subject Category: C.3.1.8
Subject Name: SN 1987A
Credits: P. Garnavich (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics) and NASA

Release Date: 1998-02-10T00:00:00
Lightyears: 168,000
Redshift: 168,000
Reference Url: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1998/news-1998-08

Type: Observation
Image Quality: Good
Distance Notes: Distance in Lightyears

Facility: Hubble, Hubble, Hubble
Instrument: WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2
Color Assignment: Blue, Green, Red

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: B, V, Halpha
Central Wavelength

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Notes

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: 2000.0
Reference Value: 83.86715650528, -69.27054678861
Reference Dimension: 272.00, 274.00

Reference Pixel: -250.12042375982, 100.00996349070
Scale: -0.00000201697, 0.00000201697
Rotation: -69.67616850681
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 FITS X FITS Y EPO X EPO Y 415.59 344.72 132.00 135.00 426.37 353.85 101.00 230.00 419.29 361.53 36.00 201.00 429.86 349.91 134.00 239.00 398.40 343.00 104.29 21.43 Center Pixel Coordinates: 136.00 83.86652695085 137.00 -69.26977349279

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-p9808c-f-272x274.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p9808c-f-272x274.tif
Related Resources: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/1998/08

Metadata Date: 2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version: 1.2

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