Massive Old Star Reveals Secrets On Deathbed
Image from the Isaac Newton Telescope with the Wide Field Camera taken on 25th August 2003 by Jonathan Irwin (IoA). It shows the position of the fading supernova which by then was some six months old.
Credit:Isaac Newton Telescope, Jonathan Irwin
About the Image
Id: | gemini0401d |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | Jan. 26, 2004, 8 p.m. |
Related releases: | gemini0401 |
Size: | 408 x 408 px |
About the Object
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Coordinates
Position (RA): | 1 36 42.62 |
Position (Dec): | 15° 44' 18.42" |
Field of view: | 1.38 x 1.38 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 142.2° left of vertical |
Colors & filters
Band | Wave-length | Tele-scope |
---|---|---|
Optical g | 475 nm | Isaac Newton Telescope WFC |
Optical r | 630 nm | Isaac Newton Telescope WFC |
Optical i | 780 nm | Isaac Newton Telescope WFC |