NGC 7424

NGC 7424

This image was obtained to detect the companion to supernova SN2001ig, which occured in the outskirts of a spiral galaxy NGC 7424. The companion is estimated to have a mass of between 10 and 18 times that of the Sun. NGC 7242 is about 37 million light-years away.

Observatory: Gemini Observatory (North)  Mauna Kea, Hawai'i
Telescope: Gemini North
Instrument: GMOS-N  
Astronomer: Gemini Observatory, Stuart Ryder (AAO) and T. A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage)
Date of Observation: 09-14-2004
Filters and Assigned Colors: u (violet), g (green) and r (red)
Exposure Times: 3x4min in g, 5x5.5min in u,r
Location of Image: Grus
Field of View: 5.7 x 5.5 arcmin
Orientation: North is up, East is to the left
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