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Full Mosaic With Outlines of Detail Sections and Center of Expansion Marked
CreditsNASA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
- Date
- Jan 1, 2002
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2002-15-1213-image
Credits
NASA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | Cassiopeia A, Cas A |
| Object Description | Supernova Remnant |
| R.A. Position | 23h 23m 24s |
| Dec. Position | +58° 48' 54" |
| Constellation | Cassiopeia |
| Distance | About 3,400 parsecs (11,000 light-years) |
| Dimensions | The bright remnant shell has a diameter of about 4 parsecs (13 light-years). |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | Principal Astronomers: R. Fesen (Dartmouth), J. Morse (Univ. of Colorado), R. Chevalier (Univ. of Virginia), K. Borkowski (North Carolina State Univ.), C. Gerardy (Dartmouth), S. Lawrence (Hofstra Univ.), S. van den Bergh (Dominion Astrophys. Obs.) |
| Instrument | HST>WFPC2 |
| Exposure Dates | January 2000, and January 2002, Exposure Time: 14 hours |
| Filters | F850LP, F675W (R), F450W (B) |
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