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COS Spectrum of Supernova Remnant LMC N132D

Spectrum of the supernova remnant LMC N132D taken with Hubble's Cosmic Origins Spectrograph. CreditsNASA, ESA, and the Hubble SM4 ERO Team

Date
Jan 1, 2009
Mission
Hubble Space Telescope
Archive ID
hubblesite-images-2009-25-2600-image
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Spectrum of the supernova remnant LMC N132D taken with Hubble's Cosmic Origins Spectrograph.

Credits

NASA, ESA, and the Hubble SM4 ERO Team

Image Details

About The Object
Object NameLMC N132D, SNR J052501-693842
Object DescriptionSupernova Remnant
ConstellationDorado
Distance170,000 light-years (52,000 parsecs)
About The Data
Data DescriptionThe Hubble images/spectrum were created from data from proposal : K. Noll (STScI) and J. Green, C. Froning, and K. France (University of Colorado, Boulder); and proposal : J. Green (University of Colorado, Boulder). Acknowledgments for N132D Observers: K. Noll (STScI) and J. Green, C. Froning, and K. France (University of Colorado, Boulder) Data Analysis: J. Anderson and M. Mutchler (STScI), and C. Froning and J. Green (University of Colorado, Boulder) Image Composition: Z. Levay and L. Frattare (STScI) Text: L. Frattare, D. Weaver, and R. Villard (STScI) Illustrations: A. Feild and Z. Levay (STScI) Video Animation: G. Bacon (STScI) Science Consultants: M. Livio (STScI) and C. Froning and J. Green (University of Colorado, Boulder)
InstrumentHST>COS/FUV and HST>COS/NUV
Exposure DatesAugust 10, 2009
FiltersG130M (130nm) and G160M (160 nm)

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