ALMA Observes Supernova 1987A

nrao_NRAO_Gallery_Supernova_1987A

Credit: R. Indebetouw et. al, A. Angelich (NRAO/AUI/NSF); NASA/STScI/CfA/R. Kirshner; NASA/CXC/SAO/PSU/D. Burrows et al.

Composite image of supernova 1987A. ALMA data (red) shows newly formed dust in the center of the remnant. HST (green) and Chandra (blue) show the expanding shockwave.

Provider: National Radio Astronomy Observatory

Image Source: /image/nrao/NRAO_Gallery_Supernova_1987A

Curator: NRAO/AUI/NSF, Charlottesville, VA, USA

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/)

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Image Type: Observation
Object Name: Supernova 1987A
Subject - Local Universe: Nebula > Type > Supernova Remnant

Distance

Position Details

Position: RA = 5h 35m 28.0s; DEC = -69° 16’ 11.2”
Field of View: 0.1 x 0.1 arcminutes
Constellation: Dorado

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
ALMA	Millimeter (ALMA 3)	2.9 mm
ALMA	Millimeter (ALMA 7)	869.5 µm
Chandra	X-ray	-
Hubble	(H alpha)	-

ID: NRAO_Gallery_Supernova_1987A
Subject Category: C.4.1.4
Subject Name: Supernova 1987A
Credits: R. Indebetouw et. al, A. Angelich (NRAO/AUI/NSF); NASA/STScI/CfA/R. Kirshner; NASA/CXC/SAO/PSU/D. Burrows et al.

Release Date
Lightyears: 1.68E+05
Redshift: 1.68E+05
Reference Url: /image/nrao/NRAO_Gallery_Supernova_1987A

Type: Observation
Image Quality: Moderate
Distance Notes

Facility: ALMA, ALMA, Chandra, HST
Instrument
Color Assignment: Red, Red, Blue, Green

Band: Millimeter, Millimeter, X-ray
Bandpass: ALMA 3, ALMA 7, -, H alpha
Central Wavelength: 2.941041736E+06, 8.695338914E+05

Start Time: 2012-04-05T20:33:03.648000, 2012-08-24T08:16:33.072001, 2012-04-01T11:25:57
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Equinox
Reference Value: 83.8667583, -69.2697783
Reference Dimension: 1920, 1920

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Scale: 1.3635384781206E-6, 1.2726359129125E-6
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Creator (Curator): NRAO/AUI/NSF
URL: https://public.nrao.edu
Name: NRAO/AUI/NSF
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Address: 520 Edgemont Road
City: Charlottesville
State/Province: VA

Postal Code: 22903
Country: USA
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/)

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Publisher ID: nrao
Resource ID: NRAO_Gallery_Supernova_1987A

Resource URL: /image/nrao/NRAO_Gallery_Supernova_1987A
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Metadata Date: 2020-09-24T18:21:52Z
Metadata Version: 1.2

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