Palomar’s view on iPTF16geu
The Palomar Observatory, located on Palomar Mountain, California, created this wide-field view of the night sky. In the lower central part of the image scientists discovered a supernova explosion, being lensed by a foreground galaxy.
Credit:ESA/Hubble, Palomar Observatory/California Institute of Technology
About the Image
Id: | heic1710d |
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Type: | Observation |
Release date: | 20 April 2017, 20:00 |
Related releases: | heic1710 |
Size: | 4109 x 2083 px |
About the Object
Name: | iPTF16geu |
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Type: | Early Universe : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Supernova |
Distance: | 4 billion light years |
Constellation: | Aquarius |
Category: | Cosmology Stars |
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Coordinates
Position (RA): | 21 4 59.98 |
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Position (Dec): | -6° 13' 43.12" |
Field of view: | 69.16 x 35.06 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 90.1° right of vertical |
Colours & filters
Band | Telescope |
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Optical R | Palomar 60-inch telescope |