File:Crab Nebula- Chandra Discovers X-Ray Ring Around Cosmic Powerhouse in Crab Nebula (1999-0052 - 0052 xray lg).jpg
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[edit]DescriptionCrab Nebula- Chandra Discovers X-Ray Ring Around Cosmic Powerhouse in Crab Nebula (1999-0052 - 0052 xray lg).jpg |
English: The Crab Nebula is the remnant of a supernova explosion that was seen on Earth in 1054 AD. It is 6000 light years from Earth. At the center of the bright nebula is a rapidly spinning neutron star, or pulsar that emits pulses of radiation 30 times a second. |
Date | 28 September 1999 (upload date) |
Source | Crab Nebula: Chandra Discovers X-Ray Ring Around Cosmic Powerhouse in Crab Nebula |
Author | NASA/CXC/SAO |
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Also Known As InfoField | NGC 1952 |
Category InfoField | Supernovas & Supernova Remnants, Neutron Stars/X-ray Binaries |
Color Code InfoField | Intensity (Chandra: 0.3-3keV bandwidth) |
Constellation InfoField | Taurus |
Coordinates (J2000) InfoField | RA 05h 34m 32s |
Distance Estimate InfoField | 6,500 light years |
Observation Date(s) InfoField | August 29, 1999 |
Observation ID(s) InfoField | 168 |
Observation Time InfoField | 1 hours |
Scale InfoField | Image is 2.5 arcmin across. |
Instruments InfoField | ACIS |
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Author | Chandra X-ray Observatory Center |
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Credit/Provider | NASA/CXC/SAO |
Source | Chandra X-ray Observatory |
Headline | A supernova remnant and pulsar in the constellation of Taurus. |
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Date and time of data generation | 28 September 1999 |
Orientation | Normal |
Exif version | 2.21 |
Color space | sRGB |
Date metadata was last modified | 12:47, 21 August 2012 |
Unique ID of original document | 1ADE2F682A44DA89ADD886B07DEBB41B |
Keywords | Crab Nebula |
Contact information | cxcpub@cfa.harvard.edu
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IIM version | 4 |