Pinwheel Galaxy close-up 6
Two distant galaxies behind Messier 101 and a collection of individual foreground stars from one of its spiral arms.
Credit:Image: European Space Agency & NASA
Acknowledgements:
Project Investigators for the original Hubble data: K.D. Kuntz (GSFC), F. Bresolin (University of Hawaii), J. Trauger (JPL), J. Mould (NOAO), and Y.-H. Chu (University of Illinois, Urbana)
Image processing: Davide De Martin (ESA/Hubble)
CFHT image: Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope/J.-C. Cuillandre/Coelum
NOAO image: George Jacoby, Bruce Bohannan, Mark Hanna/NOAO/AURA/NSF
About the Image
| Id: | heic0602h |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 28 February 2006, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0602 |
| Size: | 1000 x 1000 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Messier 101, Pinwheel Galaxy |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral |
| Distance: | 23 million light years |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Category: | Galaxies |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 14 2 46.26 |
| Position (Dec): | 54° 25' 16.33" |
| Field of view: | 0.83 x 0.83 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 3.4° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 435 nm | Hubble Space Telescope |
| Optical V | 555 nm | Hubble Space Telescope |
| Infrared I | 814 nm | Hubble Space Telescope |
Notes: The Hubble data for this image was superimposed over ground-based images taken with the ground-based Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (CFHT).