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Supernova Remnant LMC N 63A in X-Ray, Optical and Radio Radiation
Chandra has imaged the glowing shell created by the destruction of a massive star. X-rays from Chandra (blue), combined with optical (green) and radio (red) data, reveal new details in the supernova remnant, LMC N 63A. The X-ray glow is from material heated to about ten million d...
- Date
- Jan 1, 2005
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2005-15-1703-image
Chandra has imaged the glowing shell created by the destruction of a massive star. X-rays from Chandra (blue), combined with optical (green) and radio (red) data, reveal new details in the supernova remnant, LMC N 63A. The X-ray glow is from material heated to about ten million degrees Celsius by a shock wave generated by the supernova explosion. The age of the remnant is estimated to be in the range of 2,000 to 5,000 years.
Credits
X-ray: NASA/CXC/Rutgers/J.Warren et al.;Optical: NASA/STScI/U. Ill/Y.Chu;
Radio: ATCA/U. Ill/J.Dickel et al.
Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | LMC N 63A |
| R.A. Position | 05h 35m 42.99s |
| Dec. Position | -66° 2' 31.99" |
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