COLLECTION NAME:
NASA Chandra Space Telescope Collection
Record
Name:
Cassiopeia A: Chandra Discovers Relativistic Pinball Machine
Release Date:
November 15, 2006
Credit:
NASA/CXC/MIT/UMass Amherst/M.D.Stage et al.
Category:
Supernovas & Supernova Remnants
Scale:
Image is 7.3 x 6.4 arcmin
Coordinates (J2000):
RA 23h 23m 26.70s | Dec +58º 49' 03.00
Constellation:
Cassiopeia
Observation Date:
Nine observations in 2004: Feb 8, Apr 14, 18, 20, 22, 25 28, May 01, 05
Obs. ID:
4634-4639
Color Code:
Energy (Red: 0.5-1.5 keV; Green: 1.5-2.5; Blue 4.0-6.0)
Instrument:
ACIS
Also Known As:
Cas A
Distance Estimate:
About 10,000 light years
Reference:
Cosmic-ray diffusion near the Bohm limit in the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant, Stage, M.D., et al, Nature Physics, Volume 2, Issue 9, p. 614 (2006)
facet_what:
Cassiopeia
facet_where:
Washington, D.C.
facet_when:
2004
facet_when_year:
2004
UID:
SPD-CHAND-photo/2006/casa/casa.tif
