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Scale and Compass Image for N103B

Scale and Compass Image for N103B

About the Object

  • Distance
    DistanceThe 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.
    160,000 light-years away

About the Data

  • Instrument
    InstrumentThe science instrument used to produce the data.
    HST>WFC3/UVIS
  • Exposure Dates
    Exposure DatesThe date(s) that the telescope made its observations and the total exposure time.
    June 2014
  • Filters
    FiltersThe camera filters that were used in the science observations.
    F475W B, F555W V, F814W I, and F656N Hα
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    SNR 0509-68.7, LMC N103B
  • Object Description
    Object DescriptionThe type of astronomical object.
    Supernova remnant
  • Release Date
    March 30, 2017
  • Science Release
    Search For Stellar Survivor of a Supernova Explosion
    Read the release
  • Credit
    NASA, ESA, and Y.-H. Chu (Academia Sinica, Taipei)

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Scale and Compass Image for N103B
Color Info
Color InfoA brief description of the methods used to convert telescope data into the color image being presented.

Blue: F475W B Green: F555W V Red: F814W I + F656N Hα

Compass and Scale
Compass and ScaleAn astronomical image with a scale that shows how large an object is on the sky, a compass that shows how the object is oriented on the sky, and the filters with which the image was made.

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Bright red lines surround a star-filled area set against the black backdrop of space.

Wispy Remains of Supernova Explosion Hide Possible Survivor

This image, taken with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, shows the supernova remnant SNR 0509-68.7, also known as N103B. It is located 160,000 light-years from Earth in a neighboring galaxy called the Large Magellanic Cloud. N103B resulted from a Type Ia supernova, whose cause...

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Last Updated
Mar 28, 2025
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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland
claire.andreoli@nasa.gov

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