
NuSTAR Observes the Earliest X-rays from a Baby Supernova
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Only four days after the explosion, NuSTAR observed the nearby core-collapse supernova SN2023ixf in M101, also known as the Pinwheel Galaxy. The NuSTAR X-ray data (green) shows the X-ray detection over of the supernova. The X-ray data are overlaid on an archival optical image (NOIRLab/KPNO, yellows and reds) that has been combined with a far-UV image from GALEX (blue).
Image processing: R. Hurt (Caltech-IPAC)
About the Object
Color Mapping
Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
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X-ray | 20.7 keV | NuSTAR |
UV | 150 nm | GALEX |
Optical | 440 nm | WIYN-0.9m |
Optical | 650 nm | WIYN-0.9m |
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