Visible Light Image of Kepler's Supernova Remnant

Stsci_2004-29i_1024

stsci_2004-29i October 6th, 2004

Credit: NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) Acknowledgment: R. Sankrit and W. Blair (Johns Hopkins University)

A 2004 Hubble Space Telescope image of Kepler's Supernova Remnant, SN 1604, V 843 Ophiuchi, G004.5+06.8.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2004/news-2004-29

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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

Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Kepler's Supernova Remnant SN 1604 V 843 Ophiuchi G004.5+06.8
Subject - Milky Way
Nebula > Type > Supernova Remnant

Distance Details Distance

Universescale1
13,000 light years
Stsci_2004-29i_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 17h 30m 39.6s
DEC = -21° 29’ 11.5”
Orientation
North is up
Field of View
4.9 x 4.9 arcminutes
Constellation
Ophiuchus

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Hubble (ACS) Optical (OIII) 502.0 nm
Green Hubble (ACS) Optical (H-alpha + NII) 658.0 nm
Red Hubble (ACS) Optical (NII) 660.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Blue
Green
Red
Stsci_2004-29i_1280
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ID
2004-29i
Subject Category
B.4.1.4  
Subject Name
Kepler's Supernova Remnant, SN 1604, V 843 Ophiuchi, G004.5+06.8
Credits
NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) Acknowledgment: R. Sankrit and W. Blair (Johns Hopkins University)
Release Date
2004-10-06T00:00:00
Lightyears
13,000
Redshift
13,000
Reference Url
https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2004/news-2004-29
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Distance in lightyears
Facility
Hubble, Hubble, Hubble
Instrument
ACS, ACS, ACS
Color Assignment
Blue, Green, Red
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
OIII, H-alpha + NII, NII
Central Wavelength
502, 658, 660
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
2000.0
Reference Value
262.66483206008, -21.48654062614
Reference Dimension
1666.00, 1666.00
Reference Pixel
957.38091268801, 944.38549778575
Scale
-0.00004864857, 0.00004864857
Rotation
0.01646384050
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 1712.42 1019.78 1291.95 671.44 1301.07 1116.41 1056.72 726.32 1042.00 531.83 908.46 392.35 1373.40 313.44 1097.95 267.89 Center Pixel Coordinates: 833.00 262.67132654885 833.00 -21.49191803858
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-p0429i-f-1666x1666.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p0429i-f-1666x1666.tif
Related Resources
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2004/29
Metadata Date
2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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Universescalefull
13,000 light years

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