Digitized Sky Survey 2 image of the Pinwheel Galaxy (ground-based image)
This two-colour image shows 3.7 x 2.7 degrees of the surroundings around the Pinwheel Galaxy. It was composed from Digitized Sky Survey 2 images.
Credit:
ESA/Hubble and Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgements: Davide De Martin (ESA/Hubble
)
About the Image
| Id: | heic0602i |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 28 February 2006, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0602 |
| Size: | 13181 x 9529 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Messier 101, Pinwheel Galaxy |
| Type: | • Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral |
| Distance: | 23 million light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
| Optical B |
DSS |
| Infrared I |
DSS |
