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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
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 Name | NGC 1309, SN2002fk |
| Object Description | Spiral Galaxy |
| R.A. Position | 03h 22m 5.28s |
| Dec. Position | 15° 23' 49.33" |
| Constellation | Eridanus |
| Distance | 100 million light-years (30 Megaparsecs) |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | This 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). |
| Instrument | Lick Observatory>Kait 0.76 meter telescope (left) and HST>ACS/WFC (right) |
| Exposure Dates | 2002 (left) and August - September 2005, Exposure Time: 25 hours (right) |
| Filters | ACS/WFC: F435W (B), F555W (V), F814W (I) |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | ACS image (right) Blue: F435W (B) Green: F555W (V) Red: F814W (I) |
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