Lick Observatory Ground-Based Image of SN2002fk in NGC 1309
SN2002fk as observed from Lick Observatory Kait 0.76 meter telescope in 2002. The location of the supernova is marked on the 2005 Hubble ACS image.
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About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo0607b |
| Type: | Collage |
| Release date: | 7 February 2006, 15:00 |
| Size: | 2062 x 1296 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 1309, SN 2002fk |
| Type: | • Local Universe : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Supernova • Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral |
| Distance: | 100 million light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Optical B |
435 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
| Optical V |
555 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
| Infrared I |
814 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
