Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

SNR 0104: An Unusual Suspect

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for June 12, 2009 is “SNR 0104: An Unusual Suspect,” an image. It is credited to Credit: X-ray: NASA / CXC / Penn State / S.Park & J.Lee; Infrared: NASA / JPL-Caltech. The original explanation runs about 193 words.

SNR 0104: An Unusual Suspect
Credit: X-ray: NASA / CXC / Penn State / S.Park & J.Lee; Infrared: NASA / JPL-Caltech Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“SNR 0104 is a supernova remnant with an unusual shape. Found 190,000 light-years away in our neighboring galaxy the Small Magellanic Cloud , SNR 0104 is suspected of being the expanding debris cloud from a Type 1a supernova – the catastrophic thermonuclear explosion of a white dwarf star.”

— APOD editors, June 12, 2009

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
June 12, 2009
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: X-ray: NASA / CXC / Penn State / S.Park & J.Lee; Infrared: NASA / JPL-Caltech
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 193 words

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