Recurring Nova T Pyxidis
The prolific number of eruptions by the recurrent nova T Pyxidis has attracted the attention of many telescopes.
Credit:
Mike Shara, Bob Williams, and David Zurek ( Space Telescope Science Institute); Roberto Gilmozzi (European Southern Observatory); Dina Prialnik (Tel Aviv University); and NASA/ESA
About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo9729a |
| Type: | Collage |
| Release date: | 18 September 1997, 06:00 |
| Size: | 3000 x 2400 px |
About the Object
| Name: | T Pyx, T Pyxidis |
| Type: | • Milky Way : Star : Type : Variable : Nova |
| Distance: | 15000 light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
| Optical H-alpha |
New Technology Telescope (NTT) |
| Optical | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
