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Spitzer Space Telescope Infrared Data of Kepler's Supernova Remnant
CreditsNASA, ESA, R. Sankrit and W. Blair (Johns Hopkins University)
- Date
- Jan 1, 2004
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2004-29-1591-image
Credits
NASA, ESA, R. Sankrit and W. Blair (Johns Hopkins University)Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | Kepler's Supernova Remnant, SN 1604, V 843 Ophiuchi, G004.5+06.8 |
| Object Description | Supernova Remnant |
| R.A. Position | 17h 30m 40.79s |
| Dec. Position | -21° 29' 11.0" |
| Constellation | Ophiuchus |
| Distance | 13,000 light-years (4,000 parsecs) |
| Dimensions | This image is 5 arcminutes (19 light-years or 5.8 parsecs) wide. |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | This image was created from Spitzer observations from proposal 3413: W. Blair, R. Sankrit, and P. Ghavamian (Johns Hopkins Univ.), K. Borkowski and S. Reynolds (North Carolina State Univ.), and K. Long (Space Telescope Science Inst.). |
| Instrument | SST>MIPS and SST>IRAC |
| Exposure Dates | August 25, 2004 and September 3, 2004, Exposure Time: 5218 seconds (1.5 hours) |
| Filters | MIPS: 24 and 70 micron IRAC: 4.5 and 8 micron |
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