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Lick Observatory Ground-Based Image of SN2002fk in NGC 1309

SN2002fk as observed from Lick Observatory Kait 0.76 meter telescope in 2002. The location of the supernova is marked on the 2005 Hubble ACS image. CreditsLick Observatory Image: W. Li and A. V. Filippenko (University of California, Berkeley); HST Image: NASA, ESA, The Hubble He...

Date
Jan 1, 2006
Mission
Hubble Space Telescope
Archive ID
hubblesite-images-2006-07-1860-image
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SN2002fk as observed from Lick Observatory Kait 0.76 meter telescope in 2002. The location of the supernova is marked on the 2005 Hubble ACS image.

Credits

Lick Observatory Image: W. Li and A. V. Filippenko (University of California, Berkeley);
HST Image: NASA, ESA, The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA), and A. Riess (STScI)

Image Details

About The Object
Object NameNGC 1309, SN2002fk
Object DescriptionSpiral Galaxy
R.A. Position03h 22m 5.28s
Dec. Position15° 23' 49.33"
ConstellationEridanus
Distance100 million light-years (30 Megaparsecs)
About The Data
Data DescriptionThis image was created from HST data from the following proposals: : A. Riess (STScI), P.B. Stetson (Dominion Astrophysical Observatory), A.V. Filippenko (University of California - Berkeley), L.J. Greenhill (Harvard-Smithsonian/CfA), W. Li and S. Jha (University of California - Berkeley) : K. Noll (STScI), H. Bond, C. Christian, L. Frattare, F. Hamilton, Z. Levay, M. Mutchler, W. Januszewski, and T. Royle (Hubble Heritage Team/STScI/AURA) and A. Riess (STScI).
InstrumentLick Observatory>Kait 0.76 meter telescope (left) and HST>ACS/WFC (right)
Exposure Dates2002 (left) and August - September 2005, Exposure Time: 25 hours (right)
FiltersACS/WFC: F435W (B), F555W (V), F814W (I)
About The Image
Color InfoACS image (right) Blue: F435W (B) Green: F555W (V) Red: F814W (I)

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