Mosaic of Supernova 1987A

Stsci_1999-04e_1024

stsci_1999-04e February 4th, 1999

Credit: Hubble Heritage Team (AURA/STScI/NASA/ESA)

A 1999 Hubble Space Telescope image of SN 1987A.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1999/news-1999-04

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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

Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
SN 1987A
Subject - Milky Way
Nebula > Type > Supernova Remnant

Distance Details Distance

Universescale2
168,000 light years
Stsci_1999-04e_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 5h 35m 24.3s
DEC = -69° 16’ 29.4”
Orientation
North is 7.1° CW
Field of View
3.8 x 3.8 arcminutes
Constellation
Dorado

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (B) 439.0 nm
Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (OIII) 502.0 nm
Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (V) 555.0 nm
Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (Halpha) 656.0 nm
Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (R) 675.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Stsci_1999-04e_1280
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ID
1999-04e
Subject Category
B.4.1.4  
Subject Name
SN 1987A
Credits
Hubble Heritage Team (AURA/STScI/NASA/ESA)
Release Date
1999-02-04T00:00:00
Lightyears
168,000
Redshift
168,000
Reference Url
https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1999/news-1999-04
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Distance in lightyears
Facility
Hubble, Hubble, Hubble, Hubble, Hubble
Instrument
WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2
Color Assignment
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
B, OIII, V, Halpha, R
Central Wavelength
439, 502, 555, 656, 675
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
2000.0
Reference Value
83.85137765528, -69.27484333861
Reference Dimension
2282.00, 2298.00
Reference Pixel
1506.98149407360, 858.71428908892
Scale
-0.00002747587, 0.00002747587
Rotation
-7.07901137655
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 631.00 642.63 1335.90 1236.98 616.31 651.00 1321.09 1242.91 649.97 621.51 1358.24 1217.15 649.89 652.50 1354.56 1248.56 684.77 658.08 1388.13 1257.72 Center Pixel Coordinates: 1141.00 83.88257212131 1149.00 -69.26797956457
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-p9904e-f-2282x2298.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p9904e-f-2282x2298.tif
Related Resources
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/1999/04
Metadata Date
2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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168,000 light years

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