Spiral galaxy M101 (NGC 5457)

Noirlab_noao-m101ny_1024

noirlab_noao-m101ny June 30th, 2020

Credit: Mike Pierce, John Jurcevic (Indiana)/WIYN/NOIRLab/NSF

Image of a northern section of M101, made from a combination of red (R) and almost-infrared (I) bands, displayed using false color.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-m101ny/

Curator: NSF's NOIRLab, Tucson, AZ, USA

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
M101 • NGC 5457
Noirlab_noao-m101ny_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 14h 3m 23.6s
DEC = 54° 24’ 9.4”
Orientation
North is 178.9° CW
Field of View
6.7 x 6.7 arcminutes
Constellation
Ursa Major

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red WIYN-3.5m (CCD) Optical (i) 775.0 nm
Yellow WIYN-3.5m (CCD) Optical (r) 625.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Red
Yellow
Noirlab_noao-m101ny_1280
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ID
noao-m101ny
Subject Category
Subject Name
M101, NGC 5457
Credits
Mike Pierce, John Jurcevic (Indiana)/WIYN/NOIRLab/NSF
Release Date
2020-06-30T21:33:54
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-m101ny/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope, WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope
Instrument
CCD, CCD
Color Assignment
Red, Yellow
Band
Optical, Optical
Bandpass
i, r
Central Wavelength
775, 625
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
None, None
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
210.848173882, 54.4026020398
Reference Dimension
2043.0, 2042.0
Reference Pixel
1021.5, 1021.0
Scale
-5.47262052204e-05, 5.47262052204e-05
Rotation
-178.90000000000035
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
NSF's NOIRLab
URL
https://noirlab.edu
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
950 North Cherry Ave.
City
Tucson
State/Province
AZ
Postal Code
85719
Country
USA
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
NSF's NOIRLab
Publisher ID
noirlab
Resource ID
noao-m101ny
Resource URL
http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/noao-m101ny.tif
Related Resources
Metadata Date
2024-10-02T11:52:28.789635
Metadata Version
1.1
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