Supernova Remnant LMC N 63A in X-Ray, Optical and Radio Radiation

stsci_2005-15f June 7th, 2005

Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/Rutgers/J.Warren et al.; Optical: NASA/STScI/U. Ill/Y.Chu; Radio: ATCA/U. Ill/J.Dickel et al.

Chandra has imaged the glowing shell created by the destruction of a massive star. X-rays from Chandra (blue), combined with optical (green) and radio (red) data, reveal new details in the supernova remnant, LMC N 63A. The X-ray glow is from material heated to about ten million degrees Celsius by a shock wave generated by the supernova explosion. The age of the remnant is estimated to be in the range of 2,000 to 5,000 years.

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: LMC N 63A
Subject - Local Universe: Nebula > Type > Supernova Remnant

Distance

160,000 light years

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 5h 35m 46.0s; DEC = -66° 2’ 37.7”
Orientation: North is 0.2° CCW
Field of View: 1.8 x 1.8 arcminutes
Constellation: Dorado

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	CXO (ACIS)	X-ray	-
	Hubble (WFPC2)	Optical (Halpha)	656.0 nm
	ATCA	Radio	-
October 8, 1997 and September 12, 2000

ID: 2005-15f
Subject Category: C.4.1.4
Subject Name: LMC N 63A
Credits: X-ray: NASA/CXC/Rutgers/J.Warren et al.; Optical: NASA/STScI/U. Ill/Y.Chu; Radio: ATCA/U. Ill/J.Dickel et al.

Release Date: 2005-06-07T00:00:00
Lightyears: 160,000
Redshift: 160,000
Reference Url: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2005/news-2005-15

Type: Observation
Image Quality: Good
Distance Notes: The distance to the LMC is roughly 160,000 light-years (50 kpc).

Facility: CXO, Hubble, ATCA
Instrument: ACIS, WFPC2, -
Color Assignment: Blue, Green, Red

Band: X-ray, Optical, Radio
Bandpass: -, Halpha, -
Central Wavelength: -, 656, -

Start Time: 1998-04-29T00:00:00, 1997-10-08T00:00:00, 1997-10-08T00:00:00
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes: O

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: 2000.0
Reference Value: 83.94146431528, -66.04379649028
Reference Dimension: 2400.00, 2400.00

Reference Pixel: 908.15990013452, 559.02333139575
Scale: -0.00001282703, 0.00001282703
Rotation: 0.17703778113
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 1362.03 1063.38 1534.00 1817.57 1444.42 902.56 1705.47 1469.38 1580.58 651.35 2004.24 926.33 1355.76 524.88 1514.85 650.65 1120.95 609.87 1005.01 835.80 Center Pixel Coordinates: 1200.00 83.93220572429 1200.00 -66.03555930716

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Metadata Date: 2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version: 1.2

Detailed color mapping information coming soon...

160,000 light years