Technical facts about this news release:
| About the Object |
| Object Name: |
SN 2005cs in M51 |
| Object Description: |
Supernova |
| Position (J2000): |
R.A. 13h 29m 52.85s
Dec. +47° 10' 36.3" |
| Constellation: |
Canes Venatici |
| Distance: |
About 27 million light-years (8.3 Megaparsecs) |
| Dimensions: |
This image is 3 arcseconds (400 light-years or 120 parsecs) wide. |
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| About the Data |
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Pre-supernova data |
Post-supernova data |
| Data Description: |
The Hubble image was created from HST data from proposal 10452: S. Beckwith (STScI), R. Kennicutt Jr. (University of Arizona), and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA). |
The Hubble image was created from HST data from proposals 10182: W. Li and A. Filippenko (University of California) et. al. |
| Instrument: |
ACS/WFC |
ACS/HRC |
| Exposure Date(s): |
January 19 - 22, 2005 |
July 11, 2005 |
| Exposure Time: |
23 minutes |
20 minutes |
| Filters: |
F814W (I) |
F330W (U) |
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| About the Image |
| Image Credit: |
NASA, ESA, W. Li and A. Filippenko (University fo California, Berkeley), S. Beckwith (STScI), and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) |
| Release Date: |
July 28, 2005 |
| Orientation: |
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