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Chandra X-ray Observatory 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-2004-29-1596-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 Chandra observations from proposal 01500022: S. Holt (F.W. Olin College of Engineering), U. Hwang, R. Petre, and M. Corcoran (GSFC), E. Gotthelf (Columbia Astrophysics Lab), G. Allen (Massachusetts Inst. of Tech.), J. Keohane (North Carolina). The science team using this data is: R. Sankrit and W. Blair (Johns Hopkins Univ.), T. DeLaney (U. Minnesota and Harvard-Smithsonian/Center for Astrophysics), L. Rudnick and J. A. Ennis (U. Minnesota), I. Harrus (Goddard Space Flight Center). |
| Instrument | CXO>ACIS-S |
| Exposure Dates | June 30, 2000, Exposure Time: 50 kiloseconds (~14 hours) |
| Filters | 0.3-6 keV |
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