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Compass and Scale Image for SN 2012Z in NGC 1309

Compass and Scale Image for SN 2012Z in NGC 1309

About the Object

  • R.A. Position
    R.A. PositionRight ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.
    03h 22m 05s.2880
  • Dec. Position
    Dec. PositionDeclination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.
    -15° 23' 49".34
  • Constellation
    ConstellationOne of 88 recognized regions of the celestial sphere in which the object appears.
    Eridanus
  • 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.
    100 million light-years (30 Megaparsecs)

About the Data

  • Data Description
    Data DescriptionProposal: 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.
    Hubble data for this release were obtained from the following proposals: 10497, 10802, 11570, and 12880: A. Riess (JHU/STScI) et al. 10711: K. Noll (NASA/GSFC) et al. 12913: S. Jha (Rutgers University) et al. The science team comprises: C. McCully and S. Jha (Rutgers University), R. Foley (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), L. Bildsten (University of California, Santa Barbara/ Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics) W.-f. Fong and R. Kirshner (Harvard-Smithsonian/CfA), G. Marion (University of Texas, Austin and Harvard-Smithsonian/CfA), A. Riess (JHU/STScI) and M. Stritzinger (Aarhus University, Denmark).
  • Instrument
    InstrumentThe science instrument used to produce the data.
    HST>ACS/WFC and HST>WFC3/UVIS
  • Exposure Dates
    Exposure DatesThe date(s) that the telescope made its observations and the total exposure time.
    2005 - 2006 and 2013
  • Filters
    FiltersThe camera filters that were used in the science observations.
    NGC 1309 and 2005-2006 inset image: ACS/WFC: F435W (B) F555W (V), and F814W (I) 2013 inset image: WFC3/UVIS: F555W (V); F625W (R), and F814W (I)
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    Supernova 2012Z, NGC 1309
  • Object Description
    Object DescriptionThe type of astronomical object.
    Supernova in Spiral Galaxy
  • Release Date
    August 6, 2014
  • Science Release
    NASA’s Hubble Finds Supernova Star System Linked to Potential ‘Zombie Star’
    Read the release
  • Credit
    NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI)

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Compass and Scale Image for SN 2012Z in NGC 1309
Color Info
Color InfoA brief description of the methods used to convert telescope data into the color image being presented.

This image is a composite of separate exposures acquired by the ACS/WFC and WFC3/UVIS instruments. Several filters were used to sample various wavelengths. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic (grayscale) image as follows: Image of NGC 1309 and 2005-2006 inset image: Blue: F435W (B) Green: F555W (V) Red: F814W (I) 2013 inset image: Blue: F555W (V) Green: F625W (R) Red: F814W (I)

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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Supernova 2012Z in Spiral Galaxy NGC 1309

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

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