Supernova 2003cg in the galaxy NGC 3169
This section of a picture from the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at the La Silla Observatory in Chile shows the galaxy NGC 3169 and marks the location of the supernova SN 2003cg.
Credit:ESO/Igor Chekalin
About the Image
| Id: | eso1114d |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 20 April 2011, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1114 |
| Size: | 1402 x 1402 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 3169, SN 2003cg |
| Type: | Local Universe : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Supernova |
| Distance: | 70 million light years |
| Constellation: | Sextans |
| Category: | Galaxies Stars |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 10 14 15.12 |
| Position (Dec): | 3° 27' 58.32" |
| Field of view: | 5.56 x 5.56 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.0° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 451 nm | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Optical V | 539 nm | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Optical R | 651 nm | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |