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Supernova Didius (Before Outburst)

Supernova Didius (Before Outburst)

About the Object

  • R.A. Position
    R.A. PositionRight ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.
    15h 32m 53.79s
  • Dec. Position
    Dec. PositionDeclination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.
    30° 20' 57.98"

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.
    The image was created from Hubble data from proposal 12454 (PI: M. Postman, STScI)
  • Instrument
    InstrumentThe science instrument used to produce the data.
    HST>ACS/WFC
  • Exposure Dates
    Exposure DatesThe date(s) that the telescope made its observations and the total exposure time.
    February 2012
  • Filters
    FiltersThe camera filters that were used in the science observations.
    F850LP
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    Supernova Didius
  • Object Description
    Object DescriptionThe type of astronomical object.
    Gravitationally Lensed Supernovae
  • Release Date
    May 1, 2014
  • Science Release
    Hubble Astronomers Check the Prescription of a Cosmic Lens
  • Credit
    NASA, ESA, C. McCully (Rutgers University), A. Koekemoer (STScI), M. Postman (STScI), A. Riess (STScI/JHU), S. Perlmutter (UC Berkeley, LBNL), J. Nordin (LBNL, UC Berkeley), and D. Rubin (Florida State University)

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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