Bright Knot of Light From Supernova in Galaxy Cluster MS1054-0321

Stsci_1998-26f_1024

stsci_1998-26f August 19th, 1998

Credit: HST Image: Megan Donahue (STSCI) Ground Image: Isabella Gioia (Univ. of Hawaii), and NASA

The bright knot of light from the supernova and the fainter glow from the parent galaxy are shown

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1998/news-1998-26

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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

Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
MS1054-0321
Subject - Distant Universe
Star > Evolutionary Stage > Supernova

Distance Details Distance

Universescale3
8,000,000,000 light years
Stsci_1998-26f_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 10h 57m 1.6s
DEC = -3° 36’ 47.9”
Orientation
North is 10.0° CCW
Field of View
0.1 x 0.1 arcminutes
Constellation
Leo

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Grayscale Hubble (WFPC2) Infrared (I) 814.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Grayscale
Stsci_1998-26f_1280
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ID
1998-26f
Subject Category
D.3.1.8  
Subject Name
MS1054-0321
Credits
HST Image: Megan Donahue (STSCI) Ground Image: Isabella Gioia (Univ. of Hawaii), and NASA
Release Date
1998-08-19T00:00:00
Lightyears
8,000,000,000
Redshift
8,000,000,000
Reference Url
https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1998/news-1998-26
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Distance in lightyears
Facility
Hubble
Instrument
WFPC2
Color Assignment
Grayscale
Band
Infrared
Bandpass
I
Central Wavelength
814
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
2000.0
Reference Value
164.25660498111, -3.61330776194
Reference Dimension
512.00, 510.00
Reference Pixel
-3255.05019249528, 3433.40468314524
Scale
-0.00000351984, 0.00000351984
Rotation
10.04996362044
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 1264.36 1378.91 265.00 262.07 1237.49 1351.05 17.57 89.31 1238.66 1403.62 100.33 496.62 1292.41 1362.63 464.76 101.03 1251.22 1359.29 136.44 132.90 Center Pixel Coordinates: 256.00 164.24649221566 255.00 -3.62656758458
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-p9826f-f-512x510.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p9826f-f-512x510.tif
Related Resources
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/1998/26
Metadata Date
2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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