Supernova 1987A: December 12, 2004
This Hubble telescope image shows the supernova's triple-ring system, including the bright spots along the inner ring of gas surrounding the exploded star. A shock wave of material unleashed by the stellar blast is slamming into regions along the inner ring, heating them up, and causing them to glow. The ring, about a light-year across, was probably shed by the star about 20 000 years before it exploded.
Credit:About the Image
NASA press release
Id: | heic0704g |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | 22 February 2007, 16:55 |
Related releases: | heic0704 |
Size: | 326 x 262 px |
About the Object
Name: | SN 1987A |
Type: | Local Universe : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Supernova |
Distance: | 170000 light years |
Constellation: | Dorado |
Category: | Stars |
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Coordinates
Position (RA): | 5 35 27.99 |
Position (Dec): | -69° 16' 11.26" |
Field of view: | 0.03 x 0.03 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 0.0° left of vertical |
Colours & filters
Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
---|---|---|
Optical B | 435 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
Optical V | 555 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
Optical R | 625 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |