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Technical facts about this news release: About the Object Object Name: Cassiopeia A Object Description: Supernova Remnant Position (J2000): R.A. 23h 23m 24s Dec. +58° 48' 54" Constellation: Cassiopeia Distance: About 3,400 parsecs (11,000 light-years) Dimensions: The bright remnant shell has a diameter of about 4 parsecs (13 light-years). About the Data Instrument: WFPC2 Exposure Date(s): January 2000, January 2002 Exposure Time: 14 hours Principal Astronomers: R. Fesen (Dartmouth), J. Morse (Univ. of Colorado), R. Chevalier (Univ. of Virginia), K. Borkowski (North Carolina State Univ.), C. Gerardy (Dartmouth), S. Lawrence (Hofstra Univ.), S. van den Bergh (Dominion Astrophys. Obs.) About the Image Image Credit: NASA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) Release Date: July 3, 2002 Filters: F850LP, F675W (R), F450W (B) Orientation: Cassiopeia A: Colorful, Shredded Remains of Old Supernova [ http://imgsrc.hubblesite.org/hu/db/2002/15/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-2002-15b
NASA Identifier: SPD-HUBBLE-STScI-2002-15b