Technical facts about this news release: About the Object Object Name: SN 2005cs in M51 Object Description: Supernova Position (J2000): R.A. 13h 29m 52.85s Dec. +47° 10' 36.3" Constellation: Canes Venatici Distance: About 27 million light-years (8.3 Megaparsecs) Dimensions: This image is 3 arcseconds (400 light-years or 120 parsecs) wide. About the Data Pre-supernova data Post-supernova data Data Description: The Hubble image was created from HST data from proposal 10452: S. Beckwith (STScI), R. Kennicutt Jr. (University of Arizona), and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA). The Hubble image was created from HST data from proposals 10182: W. Li and A. Filippenko (University of California) et. al. Instrument: ACS/WFC ACS/HRC Exposure Date(s): January 19 - 22, 2005 July 11, 2005 Exposure Time: 23 minutes 20 minutes Filters: F814W ("I") F330W ("U") About the Image Image Credit: NASA, ESA, W. Li and A. Filippenko (University fo California, Berkeley), S. Beckwith (STScI), and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) Release Date: July 28, 2005 Orientation: SN 2005cs in M51 - After Progenitor Star's Explosion [ http://imgsrc.hubblesite.org/hu/db/2005/21/images/d/formats/compass_large_web.jpg ] *News Release Number:*: STScI-2005-21b
