Details of Supernova Remnant Cassiopeia A

Stsci_2002-15e_1024

stsci_2002-15e July 3rd, 2002

Credit: NASA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)

A 2002 Hubble Space Telescope image of Cassiopeia A, Cas A.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2002/news-2002-15

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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

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Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Cassiopeia A • Cas A
Subject - Milky Way
Nebula > Type > Supernova Remnant

Distance Details Distance

Universescale1
11,000 light years
Stsci_2002-15e_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 23h 23m 28.9s
DEC = 58° 49’ 47.0”
Orientation
North is 0.1° CW
Field of View
1.1 x 0.9 arcminutes
Constellation
Cassiopeia

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (B) 450.0 nm
Green Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (R) 675.0 nm
Red Hubble (WFPC2) Infrared 850.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Blue
Green
Red
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ID
2002-15e
Subject Category
B.4.1.4  
Subject Name
Cassiopeia A, Cas A
Credits
NASA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
Release Date
2002-07-03T00:00:00
Lightyears
11,000
Redshift
11,000
Reference Url
https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2002/news-2002-15
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, Infrared
Bandpass
B, R, -
Central Wavelength
450, 675, 850
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
2000.0
Reference Value
350.87030090667, 58.82971619417
Reference Dimension
679.00, 517.00
Reference Pixel
-428.49612428439, -67.49741549597
Scale
-0.00002762202, 0.00002762202
Rotation
-0.08334404596
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 2134.55 609.32 559.91 43.18 2174.96 645.11 599.65 78.43 2084.97 694.99 508.96 129.90 1827.45 1011.68 250.55 447.64 1767.64 855.03 192.23 289.43 1851.98 660.09 276.27 93.45 1768.15 606.39 191.58 40.21 1741.09 604.73 165.07 38.12 Center Pixel Coordinates: 339.50 350.82918070688 258.50 58.83875860515
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-p0215e-f-679x517.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p0215e-f-679x517.tif
Related Resources
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2002/15
Metadata Date
2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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Universescalefull
11,000 light years

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