Cassiopeia A - The colourful aftermath of a violent stellar death
A new image taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope provides a detailed look at the tattered remains of a supernova explosion known as Cassiopeia A (Cas A). It is the youngest known remnant from a supernova explosion in the Milky Way. The new Hubble image shows the complex and intricate structure of the star's shattered fragments.
Credit:About the Image
NASA press release
Id: | heic0609a |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | 29 August 2006, 15:00 |
Related releases: | heic0609 |
Size: | 10252 x 7379 px |
About the Object
Name: | Cassiopeia A, SN 1680 |
Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Supernova Remnant |
Distance: | 11000 light years |
Constellation: | Cassiopeia |
Category: | Nebulae |
Image Formats
Large JPEG
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Publication TIFF 4K
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Publication JPEG
9.1 MB
Screensize JPEG
252.1 KB
Wallpapers
1024x768
326.5 KB
1280x1024
534.1 KB
1600x1200
752.6 KB
1920x1200
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2048x1536
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Coordinates
Position (RA): | 23 23 26.10 |
Position (Dec): | 58° 48' 53.52" |
Field of view: | 8.55 x 6.15 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 0.4° left of vertical |
Colours & filters
Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
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Optical R | 625 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
Optical I | 775 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
Optical Z | 850 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |