Neighbourhood of SN 1987A
Image of the neighbourhood of supernova SN 1987A, taken with the NTT, in the light of ionised nitrogen, during very good seeing. The colour coding shows the intensity contours in the image. SN 1987A was detected in the Large Magellanic Cloud in February 1987 and was the first naked-eye supernova in nearly four centuries. ESO telescopes have been observing SN 1987A for more than twenty years.
More information in ESO Messenger 59, p16: http://www.eso.org/sci/publications/messenger/archive/no.59-mar90/messenger-no59.pdf
Crédito:ESO
Sobre la imagen
Identificador: | 10_sn-1987a_cc |
Tipo: | Observación |
Fecha de publicación: | 10 de Junio de 2010 a las 18:32 |
Tamaño: | 1241 x 1233 px |
Sobre el objeto
Nombre: | SN 1987A |
Tipo: | Local Universe : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Supernova |
Distancia: | 170000 años luz |
Constellation: | Dorado |
Categoría: | Stars |
Fondo de pantalla
Coordenadas
Position (RA): | 5 35 27.69 |
Position (Dec): | -69° 16' 8.49" |
Field of view: | 1.19 x 1.18 arcminutes |
Orientación: | El norte está a 4.0° a la izquierda de la vertical |
Colores y filtros
Banda | Longitud de onda | Telescopio |
---|---|---|
Óptico N II | 658 nm | New Technology Telescope EMMI |
Exposure time: 300s