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Supernova 1987A: December 6, 2006

Stsci_2007-10h_1024

stsci_2007-10h February 22nd, 2007

Credit: NASA, ESA, P. Challis and R. Kirshner (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)

A December 6, 2006 Hubble Space Telescope image of SN 1987A.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2007/news-2007-10

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: SN 1987A
Subject - Local Universe: Star > Evolutionary Stage > Supernova

Distance

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160,000 light years

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Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 5h 35m 28.1s; DEC = -69° 16’ 10.9”
Orientation: North is 1.4° CCW
Field of View: 0.0 x 0.0 arcminutes
Constellation: Dorado

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Hubble (ACS/HCR)	Optical (B)	435.0 nm
	Hubble (ACS/HCR)	Optical (V)	555.0 nm
	Hubble (ACS/HCR)	Optical (R)	625.0 nm

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ID: 2007-10h
Subject Category: C.3.1.8
Subject Name: SN 1987A
Credits: NASA, ESA, P. Challis and R. Kirshner (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)

Release Date: 2007-02-22T00:00:00
Lightyears: 160,000
Redshift: 160,000
Reference Url: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2007/news-2007-10

Type: Observation
Image Quality: Good
Distance Notes: Distance in lightyears

Facility: Hubble, Hubble, Hubble
Instrument: ACS/HCR, ACS/HCR, ACS/HCR, WFPC2
Color Assignment: Blue, Green, Red

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: B, V, R
Central Wavelength: 435, 555, 625

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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox
Reference Value: 83.86705661416, -69.26968479675
Reference Dimension: 326.00, 262.00

Reference Pixel: 133.02819734578, 288.69039693912
Scale: -0.00000168611, 0.00000168611
Rotation: 1.41240968873
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Position
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 652.09 668.16 162.25 125.33 673.87 652.72 256.48 57.32 651.24 691.63 166.13 224.42 624.81 674.50 56.45 156.70 653.78 644.69 171.08 31.50 Center Pixel Coordinates: 163.00 83.86693243008 131.00 -69.26995126046

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-p0710h-f-326x262.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p0710h-f-326x262.tif
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Metadata Date: 2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version: 1.2

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