Location of Suspected Runaway Companion Star to Supernova Seen in 1572

Stsci_2004-34c_1024

stsci_2004-34c October 27th, 2004

Credit: NASA, ESA and P. Ruiz-Lapuente (University of Barcelona)

A 2004 Hubble Space Telescope image of Tycho Supernova, SN1572.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2004/news-2004-34

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
Tycho Supernova • SN1572
Subject - Milky Way
Star
Star > Evolutionary Stage > Supernova

Distance Details Distance

Universescale1
10,000 light years
Stsci_2004-34c_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 0h 25m 24.0s
DEC = 64° 7’ 31.6”
Orientation
North is 0.6° CCW
Field of View
2.5 x 2.4 arcminutes
Constellation
Cassiopeia

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Grayscale Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (V) 555.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Grayscale
Stsci_2004-34c_1280
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ID
2004-34c
Subject Category
B.3   B.3.1.8  
Subject Name
Tycho Supernova, SN1572
Credits
NASA, ESA and P. Ruiz-Lapuente (University of Barcelona)
Release Date
2004-10-27T00:00:00
Lightyears
10,000
Redshift
10,000
Reference Url
https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2004/news-2004-34
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Distance in lightyears
Facility
Hubble
Instrument
WFPC2
Color Assignment
Grayscale
Band
Optical
Bandpass
V
Central Wavelength
555
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
2000.0
Reference Value
6.34997621444, 64.12544731389
Reference Dimension
1502.00, 1476.00
Reference Pixel
766.72163119035, 739.41234266096
Scale
-0.00002745894, 0.00002745894
Rotation
0.59719176697
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 1020.40 408.34 984.47 337.34 948.24 811.03 916.25 747.47 1111.22 736.51 1078.73 668.95 744.23 1002.15 713.85 942.47 1285.31 1465.06 1260.42 1406.46 295.65 527.32 258.17 467.66 465.54 379.49 425.85 318.47 1251.00 207.40 1213.57 134.91 809.84 731.57 778.03 668.76 Center Pixel Coordinates: 751.00 6.35097346858 738.00 64.12544094601
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-p0434c-f-1502x1476.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p0434c-f-1502x1476.tif
Related Resources
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2004/34
Metadata Date
2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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Universescalefull
10,000 light years

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