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E0102-72.3:
Chandra Finds Oxygen Ring in Ashes of Exploded Star

E0102-72.3
Credit: NASA/MIT
Visual Description:

Chandra Image of Oxygen Ring in E0102-72. This X-ray image of the supernova remnant E0102-72 shows an expanding multimillion degree ring of oxygen that was created deep inside a massive star and hurled into space by the explosion of the star. The ring is about 30 light years across and contains more than a billion times the oxygen contained in the Earth's ocean and atmosphere. Images such as these provide unprecedented details about the creation and dispersal of heavy elements necessary to form planets like Earth. E0102-72 is in the Small Magellanic Cloud a small galaxy about 200,000 light years from Earth.

Fast Facts for E0102-72.3:
Credit  NASA/MIT
Scale  Image is 1 arcmin across.
Category  Supernovas & Supernova Remnants
Coordinates (J2000)  RA 01h 04m 02.40s | Dec -72° 01´ 55.30"
Constellation  Tucana
Observation Dates  April 10, 2000
Observation Time  39 hours
Color Code  Intensity
Instrument  ACIS
Also Known As SN010102-72
Distance Estimate  200,000 light years
Release Date  January 14, 2000
Visual Description:

Chandra image of a supernova remnant, which is dominated by blue and purple colors and has a circular but irregular shape in the center of the image. This supernova remnant, E0102-72.3, is located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf irregular galaxy about 200,000 light-years away from Earth. This X-ray image of E0102-72 shows an expanding multimillion degree ring of oxygen that was created deep inside a massive star and hurled into space by the explosion of the star. The ring is about 30 light years across and contains more than a billion times the oxygen contained in the Earth's ocean and atmosphere.