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1997 HST WFPC2 Image of Progenitor Star of SN 2005gl
CreditsNASA, ESA, and A. Gal-Yam (Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel)
- Date
- Jan 1, 2009
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2009-13-2519-image
Credits
NASA, ESA, and A. Gal-Yam (Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel)Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | Location of SN 2005gl in NGC 266 |
| Object Description | Supernova in a barred spiral galaxy |
| R.A. Position | 00h 49m 50.01s |
| Dec. Position | 32° 16' 56.79" |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Distance | 215 million light-years or 66 megaparsecs |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | The Hubble images were created from HST data from proposals : L. Ho (Carnegie Institution of Washington), A. Filippenko (University of California, Berkeley), and W. Sargent (California Institute of Technology); and 11105 A. Gal-Yam (Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel).The science team for SN 2005gl comprises: A. Gal-Yam (Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel) and D. Leonard (San Diego State University). |
| Instrument | HST>WFPC2 |
| Exposure Dates | June 1997 |
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