N 63A: Spitzer Space Telescope
Spitzer has imaged the supernova remnant, N 63A, at infrared wavelengths. Using the IRAC detector, the image shows infrared emission at 3.6 (blue), 4.5 (green), 5.8 (orange), 8.0 (red) microns.
Credit:NASA/JPL-Caltech/Y.-H. Chu (UIUC)
About the Image
NASA press release
| Id: | heic0507b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 7 June 2005, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0507 |
| Size: | 850 x 1088 px |
About the Object
| Name: | DEM L 243, LHA 120-N 63A, SNR 0535-66.0 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Nebula : Type : Supernova Remnant |
| Distance: | 150000 light years |
| Constellation: | Dorado |
| Category: | Nebulae |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 5 35 33.44 |
| Position (Dec): | -66° 0' 33.45" |
| Field of view: | 8.51 x 10.89 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 7.8° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Infrared Near-IR | 3.6 μm | Spitzer Space Telescope |
| Infrared Near-IR | 4.5 μm | Spitzer Space Telescope |
| Infrared Near-IR | 5.8 μm | Spitzer Space Telescope |
| Infrared Near-IR | 8.0 μm | Spitzer Space Telescope |