Technical facts about this news release:
| About the Object |
| Object Name: |
Cassiopeia A |
| Object Description: |
Supernova Remnant |
| Position (J2000): |
R.A. 23h 23m 24s
Dec. +58° 48' 54" |
| Constellation: |
Cassiopeia |
| Distance: |
About 3,400 parsecs (11,000 light-years) |
| Dimensions: |
The bright remnant shell has a diameter of about 4 parsecs (13 light-years). |
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| About the Data |
| Instrument: |
WFPC2 |
| Exposure Date(s): |
January 2000, January 2002 |
| Exposure Time: |
14 hours |
| Principal Astronomers: |
R. Fesen (Dartmouth), J. Morse (Univ. of Colorado), R. Chevalier (Univ. of Virginia), K. Borkowski (North Carolina State Univ.), C. Gerardy (Dartmouth), S. Lawrence (Hofstra Univ.), S. van den Bergh (Dominion Astrophys. Obs.) |
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| About the Image |
| Image Credit: |
NASA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) |
| Release Date: |
July 3, 2002 |
| Filters: |
F850LP, F675W (R), F450W (B) |
| Orientation: |
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