File:Crab Nebula- Chandra Discovers X-Ray Ring Around Cosmic Powerhouse in Crab Nebula (1999-0052 - crab-smooth-purple).tiff

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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.

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Description
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
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NGC 1952
Category
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Supernovas & Supernova Remnants, Neutron Stars/X-ray Binaries
Color Code
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Intensity (Chandra: 0.3-3keV bandwidth)
Constellation
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Taurus
Coordinates (J2000)
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RA 05h 34m 32s
Distance Estimate
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6,500 light years
Observation Date(s)
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August 29, 1999
Observation ID(s)
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168
Observation Time
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1 hours
Scale
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Image is 2.5 arcmin across.
Instruments
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ACIS
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Credit and attribution belongs to the Chandra X-ray Center, NASA/SAO/Penn State University/MIT

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