Visible Light Image of Kepler's Supernova Remnant
About This Image
About The Object
- Object Name
- Kepler's Supernova Remnant, SN 1604, V 843 Ophiuchi, G004.5+06.8
- Object Description
- Supernova Remnant
- R.A. Position
- 17h 30m 40.79s
- Dec. Position
- -21° 29' 11.0"
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Distance
- 13,000 light-years (4,000 parsecs)
About The Data
- Data Description
- This image was created from Hubble observations from proposal 9731:: R. Sankrit and W. Blair (Johns Hopkins Univ.), L. Rudnick (U. Minnesota), T. DeLaney (U. Minnesota and Harvard-Smithsonian/Center for Astrophysics), I. Harrus (Goddard Space Flight Center).
- Instrument
- HST>ACS/WFC and HST>WFPC2
- Exposure Dates
- August 28-29, 2003 and May 26, 2004v, Exposure Time: 23,509 seconds (6.5 hours)
- Filters
- F502N ([O III]), F550M (V), F658N (Halpha+[N II]), F660N ([N II]), and F673N ([S II])
About The Object
- Object Name
- A name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
- Object Description
- The type of astronomical object.
- R.A. Position
- Right ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.
- Dec. Position
- Declination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.
- Constellation
- One of 88 recognized regions of the celestial sphere in which the object appears.
- Distance
- The physical distance from Earth to the astronomical object. Distances within our solar system are usually measured in Astronomical Units (AU). Distances between stars are usually measured in light-years. Interstellar distances can also be measured in parsecs.
About The Data
- Data Description
- Proposal: A description of the observations, their scientific justification, and the links to the data available in the science archive.
- Science Team: The astronomers who planned the observations and analyzed the data. "PI" refers to the Principal Investigator.
- Instrument
- The science instrument used to produce the data.
- Exposure Dates
- The date(s) that the telescope made its observations and the total exposure time.
- Filters
- The camera filters that were used in the science observations.
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