N 63A: Chandra and Hubble
Chandra has imaged the glowing shell created by the destruction of a massive star. X-rays from Chandra (blue), combined with optical (green) and radio (red) data, reveal new details in the supernova remnant, LMC N 63A. The X-ray glow is from material heated to about ten million degrees Celsius by a shock wave generated by the supernova explosion. The age of the remnant is estimated to be in the range of 2,000 to 5,000 years.
Credit:X-ray: NASA/CXC/Rutgers/J.Warren et al.; Optical: NASA/STScI/U. Ill/Y.Chu; Radio: ATCA/U. Ill/J.Dickel et al.
About the Image
| Id: | heic0507f |
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| Type: | Observation |
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| Release date: | 7 June 2005, 15:00 |
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| Related releases: | heic0507 |
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| Size: | 2400 x 2400 px |
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About the Object
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 5 35 43.72 |
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| Position (Dec): | -66° 2' 7.91" |
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| Field of view: | 1.85 x 1.85 arcminutes
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| Orientation: | North is 0.0° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
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| X-ray |
Chandra
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| Optical |
Hubble Space Telescope
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| Radio |
Other
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