Dusty Celestial Ornaments Dusty Celestial Ornaments: Supernova Remnant Cassiopeia A in the Infrared
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/J. Rho (Caltech-SSC)
Observation • December 20th, 2007 • ssc2007-20a3
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The Cassiopeia A supernova remnant is located about 10,000 light-years away in our own Milky Way galaxy.
This infrared view shows a collection of dust (red), including proto-silicates, silicate dioxide and iron oxide.
The data for this image were taken by Spitzer's infrared spectrograph, which splits light apart to reveal the fingerprints of molecules and elements. In total, Spitzer collected separate "spectra" at more than 1,700 positions across Cassiopeia A.
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Cosmic Ornament of Gas and Dust: Supernova Remnant Cassiopeia A
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Dusty Celestial Ornaments Dusty Celestial Ornaments: Supernova Remnant Cassiopeia A in the Infrared
About the Object
- Name
- Cassiopeia A • Cas A
- Type
- Nebula > Type > Supernova Remnant
- Distance
- 11,000 Light Years
Color Mapping
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Infrared | 21.0 µm | Spitzer IRS |
Astrometrics
- Position (J2000)
- RA =23h 23m 25.7s
- Dec = 58° 49' 12.9"
- Field of View
- 8.0 x 8.0 arcminutes
- Orientation
- North is 0.2° left of vertical
