Technical facts about this news release:
| About this Object |
| Object
Name: |
SN1987A in the Large Magellanic Cloud |
| Object
Description: |
Supernova Remnant |
| Position
(J2000): |
R.A. 05h 35m 28.03s
Dec. -69° 16' 11.79" (J2000) |
| Constellation:
|
Dorado |
| Distance
: |
The supernova is 51.4 kpc (168,000 light years) away. [Panagia
1999] |
| Dimensions:
|
The image is 2.6 arcminutes (~130 light-years) on the vertical
side. |
|
| About the Data |
| Instrument:
|
WFPC2 |
| Exposure
Dates: |
September 1994, February 1996, July 1997 |
| Exposure
Time: |
8.3 hours
|
| Filters:
|
F439W (B), F502N ([O III]), F555W (V), F656N (H-alpha), F675W (R)
|
| Principal
Astronomers: |
R. Kirshner (Harvard/CfA), N. Panagia (STScI), M. Romaniello (ESO)
and collaborators |
|
| About this Image |
| Image
Credit: |
NASA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) |
| Release
Date: |
February 4, 1999 12:00pm EST |
| Orientation:
|
North is to the top (approximately 10° CW); east is to the left.
|
|
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