2005-2006 Hubble Images of Progenitor System for Supernova 2012Z

Stsci_2014-32c_1024

stsci_2014-32c August 6th, 2014

Credit: NASA, ESA, C. McCully and S. Jha (Rutgers University), R. Foley (University Illinois), and Z. Levay (STScI) Acknowledgment: Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA), and A. Riess (JHU/STScI)

A 2014 Hubble Space Telescope image of Supernova 2012Z, NGC 1309.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2014/news-2014-32

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
Supernova 2012Z NGC 1309
Subject - Distant Universe
Galaxy > Type > Spiral
Star > Evolutionary Stage > Supernova

Distance Details Distance

Universescale3
100,000,000 light years

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 3h 22m 6.6s
DEC = -15° 23’ 59.8”
Constellation
Eridanus

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Hubble (ACS) Optical (B) 435.0 nm
Green Hubble (ACS) Optical (V) 555.0 nm
Red Hubble (ACS) Optical (I) 814.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Blue
Green
Red
Stsci_2014-32c_1280
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ID
2014-32c
Subject Category
D.5.1.1   D.3.1.8  
Subject Name
Supernova 2012Z, NGC 1309
Credits
NASA, ESA, C. McCully and S. Jha (Rutgers University), R. Foley (University Illinois), and Z. Levay (STScI) Acknowledgment: Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA), and A. Riess (JHU/STScI)
Release Date
2014-08-06T00:00:00
Lightyears
100,000,000
Redshift
100,000,000
Reference Url
https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2014/news-2014-32
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
100 million light-years (30 Megaparsecs)
Facility
Hubble, Hubble, Hubble
Instrument
ACS, ACS, ACS
Color Assignment
Blue, Green, Red
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
B, V, I
Central Wavelength
435, 555, 814
Start Time
2005-09-18T00:00:00, 2005-08-06T00:00:00, 2005-08-06T00:00:00
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
Reference Value
50.52731591, -15.39994272
Reference Dimension
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
Quality
Position
FITS Header
Notes
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-p1432c-f-500x500.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p1432c-f-500x500.tif
Related Resources
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2014/32
Metadata Date
2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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Universescalefull
100,000,000 light years

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