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Kepler's Supernova Remnant In Visible, X-Ray and Infrared Light

Kepler's Supernova Remnant In Visible, X-Ray and Infrared Light

Credits

NASA, ESA, R. Sankrit and W. Blair (Johns Hopkins University)

About The Object
Object Name	Kepler's Supernova Remnant, SN 1604, V 843 Ophiuchi, G004.5+06.8
Object Description	Supernova Remnant
R.A. Position	17h 30m 40.79s
Dec. Position	-21° 29' 11.0"
Constellation	Ophiuchus
Distance	13,000 light-years (4,000 parsecs)
Dimensions	This image is 5 arcminutes (19 light-years or 5.8 parsecs) wide.
About The Data
Data Description	Chandra Data This image was created from Chandra observations from proposal 01500022: S. Holt (F.W. Olin College of Engineering), U. Hwang, R. Petre, and M. Corcoran (GSFC), E. Gotthelf (Columbia Astrophysics Lab), G. Allen (Massachusetts Inst. of Tech.), J. Keohane (North Carolina). The science team using this data is: R. Sankrit and W. Blair (Johns Hopkins Univ.), T. DeLaney (U. Minnesota and Harvard-Smithsonian/Center for Astrophysics), L. Rudnick and J. A. Ennis (U. Minnesota), I. Harrus (Goddard Space Flight Center). Hubble Data This image was created from Hubble observations from proposal : R. Sankrit and W. Blair (Johns Hopkins Univ.), L. Rudnick (U. Minnesota), T. DeLaney (U. Minnesota and Harvard-Smithsonian/Center for Astrophysics), I. Harrus (Goddard Space Flight Center). Spitzer Data This image was created from Spitzer observations from proposal 3413: W. Blair, R. Sankrit, and P. Ghavamian (Johns Hopkins Univ.), K. Borkowski and S. Reynolds (North Carolina State Univ.), and K. Long (Space Telescope Science Inst.).
Instrument	CXO>ACIS-S; HST>ACS/WFC and HST>WFPC2; SST>MIPS and SST>IRAC
Exposure Dates	June 30, 2000 (CXO), August 28-29, 2003 and May 26, 2004 (HST), August 25, 2004 and September 3, 2004 (SST)
Filters	CXO: 0.3-6 keV HST: F502N ([O III]), F550M (V), F658N (Halpha+[N II]), F660N ([N II]), and F673N ([S II]) SST: MIPS 24 and 70 micron; IRAC 4.5 and 8 micron
About The Image
Color Info	Blue: 4-6 keV (CXO) Green: 0.3-1.4 keV (CXO) Yellow: F658 N (Halpha+[N II]) Red: MIPS 24 microns (SST)
Compass Image

About The Object
Object Name	A name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
Object Description	The type of astronomical object.
R.A. Position	Right ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.
Dec. Position	Declination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.
Constellation	One of 88 recognized regions of the celestial sphere in which the object appears.
Distance	The physical distance from Earth to the astronomical object. Distances within our solar system are usually measured in Astronomical Units (AU). Distances between stars are usually measured in light-years. Interstellar distances can also be measured in parsecs.
Dimensions	The physical size of the object or the apparent angle it subtends on the sky.
About The Data
Data Description	Proposal: A description of the observations, their scientific justification, and the links to the data available in the science archive. Science Team: The astronomers who planned the observations and analyzed the data. "PI" refers to the Principal Investigator.
Instrument	The science instrument used to produce the data.
Exposure Dates	The date(s) that the telescope made its observations and the total exposure time.
Filters	The camera filters that were used in the science observations.
About The Image
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Color Info	A brief description of the methods used to convert telescope data into the color image being presented.
Orientation	The rotation of the image on the sky with respect to the north pole of the celestial sphere.

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