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