A strange Supernova with a gamma-ray burst
The image shows a colour composite of three images obtained with the EMMI multi-mode instrument at the ESO 3.58-m New Technology Telescope (NTT) at La Silla on May 4, 1998. The short exposures were obtained through V (green), R (red) and I (near-infrared) filtres. The new supernova, SN 1998bw, is the very bright, bluish star at the center (indicated with an arrow), located on an arm of spiral galaxy ESO 184-G82 . There are several other galaxies in the field.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso9847a |
| Type: | Collage |
| Release date: | 15 October 1998 |
| Related releases: | eso9847 |
| Size: | 2908 x 2792 px |
About the Object
| Name: | ESO184-G82, SN 1998bw |
| Type: | Early Universe : Galaxy Early Universe : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Supernova |
| Distance: | 120 million light years |
| Category: | Galaxies |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical V | New Technology Telescope |
| Optical R | New Technology Telescope |
| Infrared I | New Technology Telescope |