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Close-Up Visible Light Image of Kepler's Supernova Remnant
CreditsNASA, ESA, The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA); Acknowledgment: R. Sankrit and W. Blair (Johns Hopkins University)
- Date
- Jan 1, 2004
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2004-29-1595-image
Credits
NASA, ESA, The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA);Acknowledgment: 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) |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | This image was created from Hubble observations from proposal : R. Sankrit and W. Blair (Johns Hopkins Univ.), L. Rudnick (U. Minnesota), T. DeLaney (U. Minnesota and Harvard-Smithsonian/Center for Astrophysics), I. Harrus (Goddard Space Flight Center). |
| Instrument | HST>ACS/WFC and HST>WFPC2 |
| Exposure Dates | August 28-29, 2003 and May 26, 2004v, Exposure Time: 23,509 seconds (6.5 hours) |
| Filters | F502N ([O III]), F550M (V), F658N (Halpha+[N II]), F660N ([N II]), and F673N ([S II]) |
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