M83
galex_glx2005-02r_img04 April 28th, 2005
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSC
Ultraviolet image of the nearby "Southern Pinwheel" galaxy M83 (NGC 5236). GALEX ultraviolet images suggest the M83 has unusual pockets of star formation separated by large distances from the spiral arms in the main disk of the galaxy.
Provider: Galaxy Evolution Explorer
Image Source: http://www.galex.caltech.edu/media/glx2005-02r_img04.html
Curator: Galaxy Evolution Explorer
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- ID
- glx2005-02r_img04
- Subject Category
- C.5.1.1. C.5.1.2.
- Subject Name
- M83, NGC 5236, Messier 83, Southern Pinwheel Galaxy
- Credits
- NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSC
- Release Date
- 2005-04-28
- Lightyears
- 14,700,000
- Redshift
- 0.00171
- Reference Url
- http://www.galex.caltech.edu/media/glx2005-02r_img04.html
- Type
- Observation
- Image Quality
- Good
- Distance Notes
- Facility
- GALEX, GALEX
- Instrument
- FUV, NUV
- Color Assignment
- Blue, Yellow
- Band
- Ultraviolet, Ultraviolet
- Bandpass
- FUV, NUV
- Central Wavelength
- 150, 230
- Start Time
- Integration Time
- Dataset ID
- Notes
- Coordinate Frame
- Equinox
- Reference Value
- Reference Dimension
- Reference Pixel
- Scale
- Rotation
- Coordinate System Projection:
- Quality
- FITS Header
- Notes
- Creator (Curator)
- Galaxy Evolution Explorer
- URL
- http://www.galex.caltech.edu
- Name
- Telephone
- Address
- City
- State/Province
- Postal Code
- Country
- Rights
- Publisher
- Galaxy Evolution Explorer
- Publisher ID
- galex
- Resource ID
- Resource URL
- /image/galex/glx2005-02r_img04
- Related Resources
- Metadata Date
- 2022-08-17T00:36:10Z
- Metadata Version
- 1.2
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Detailed color mapping information coming soon...
