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NGC 2403: Annotated Hubble View
This detailed view of spiral galaxy NGC 2403 shows the location of Supernova 2004dj, numerous star clusters, and several other stars that exploded in previous years. The region was observed with the Hubble Space Telescope's Advanced Camera for Surveys on Aug. 17, 2004. CreditsNA...
- Date
- Jan 1, 2004
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2004-23-1569-image
This detailed view of spiral galaxy NGC 2403 shows the location of Supernova 2004dj, numerous star clusters, and several other stars that exploded in previous years. The region was observed with the Hubble Space Telescope's Advanced Camera for Surveys on Aug. 17, 2004.
Credits
NASA, ESA, A.V. Filippenko (University of California, Berkeley) and Z. Levay (STScI)Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | SN 2004dj, NGC 2403 |
| Object Description | Supernova in spiral galaxy |
| R.A. Position | 07h 36m 57.22s |
| Dec. Position | 65° 36' 21.53" |
| Constellation | Camelopardalis |
| Distance | Approximately 11 million light-years (3.4 Megaparsecs) |
| Dimensions | This image is roughly 3.2 arcminutes (10,000 light-years or 3 kiloparsecs) wide. |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | This image was created from HST data from proposal : A. V. Filippenko (UC Berkeley), P. Challis (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA) and collaborators. |
| Instrument | HST>ACS/WFC |
| Exposure Dates | August 17, 2004, Exposure Time: 33 minutes |
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