Blow-up of area around GRB 980425 (enlarged version)
This is an enlargement of a combined image obtained with the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS) onboard the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope through a clear filter (shown in blue) and a red filter (shown in red). The region shows the star-formation taking place around the gamma-ray burst region in the galaxy ESO 184-G82.
At the exact position of the gamma-ray burst (marked with lines on the lower right image) a very compact source of emission is seen. Most of this emission is probably the last remnant of the fading light from the supernova itself, but the scientists suspect that a faint underlying star cluster may contribute as well.
Credit:ESA, Stephen Holland (Danish Centre for Astrophysics with the HST), Jens Hjorth, Johan Fynbo (University of Copenhagen)
About the Image
| Id: | heic0003d |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 27 June 2000, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0003 |
| Size: | 423 x 423 px |
About the Object
| Name: | ESO 184-82, GRB 980425, SN 1998bw |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral Local Universe : Cosmology : Phenomenon : Gamma Ray Burst Local Universe : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Supernova |
| Distance: | 120 million light years |
| Constellation: | Telescopium |
| Category: | Galaxies |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 19 35 3.24 |
| Position (Dec): | -52° 50' 45.22" |
| Field of view: | 0.04 x 0.04 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 98.7° left of vertical |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical |
Hubble Space Telescope
STIS |
| Optical R |
Hubble Space Telescope
STIS |