COLLECTION NAME:
NASA Chandra Space Telescope Collection
Record
Name:
N132D: NASA Space Observatories Glimpse Faint Afterglow of Nearby Stellar Explosion
Release Date:
October 04, 2005
Credit:
X-ray: NASA/SAO/CXC; Optical: NASA, ESA, Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
Category:
Supernovas & Supernova Remnants
Scale:
Image is 3.2 arcmin across.
Coordinates (J2000):
RA 05h 25m 01s.40 | Dec -69º 38' 31
Constellation:
Dorado
Obs. ID:
1828
Color Code:
X-ray: Blue; Optical: Pink & Purple
Instrument:
ACIS
Distance Estimate:
About 160,000 light years
Orientation:
See the annotated image
facet_what:
Aura
facet_where:
Washington, D.C.
facet_when:
October 04, 2005
facet_when_year:
2005
UID:
SPD-CHAND-photo/2005/n132d/n132d.tif
