*Description*: Chandra has imaged the glowing shell created by the destruction of a massive star. X-rays from Chandra (blue), combined with optical (green) and radio (red) data, reveal new details in the supernova remnant, LMC N 63A. The X-ray glow is from material heated to about ten million degrees Celsius by a shock wave generated by the supernova explosion. The age of the remnant is estimated to be in the range of 2,000 to 5,000 years. Technical facts about this news release: About the Object Object Name: LMC N 63A Object Description: Supernova Remnant Position (J2000): R.A. 05h 35m 43s Dec. -66° 02' 32" Constellation: Dorado Distance: The distance to the LMC is roughly 160,000 light-years (50 kpc). Dimensions: This image is 1.4 arcminutes (68 light-years or 21 parsecs) wide. About the Data Data Description: This image is a composite of archived Hubble observations from proposal 6698 by Y.-H. Chu, R. Williams, J. Dickel , A. Caulet, and R. Klinger (University of Illinois at Urbana ? Champaign), and E.Gotthelf (Columbia Astrophysics Lab); and proposal 8110 by Y.-H. Chu (University of Illinois at Urbana ? Champaign), D. Bomans (Universitat Bochum, Astronomisches Institut), G. Garcia-Segura (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico), A. Laval (Observatoire de Marseille), S. Points (Cerro Tololo Interamerican Obs.), M. Rosado (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico), K. Weis (Universitat Bochum, Astronomisches Institut), and H. Yang (Rice University). The main science team is composed of Y.-H. Chu, R. Williams, and J. Dickel (University of Illinois at Urbana ? Champaign). Instrument: WFPC2 Exposure Date(s): October 8, 1997 and September 12, 2000 Exposure Time: 1.3 hours Filters: F502N ([O III]), F656N (Hα), F673N ([S II]) About the Image Image Credit: NASA, ESA, HEIC, and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) Release Date: June 7, 2005 Orientation: Supernova Remnant N 63A Menagerie [ http://imgsrc.hubblesite.org/hu/db/2005/15/images/a/formats/compass_large_web.jpg ] What is Hubble Heritage? A monthly showcase of new and archival Hubble images. Go to the Heritage site. Back to top [ #top ] *News Release Number:*: STScI-2005-15f
