M81, NGC 3031

Noirlab_noao-m81_1024

noirlab_noao-m81 June 30th, 2020

Credit: N.A.Sharp/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/

M81, a type Sb spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. This composite color image was created from CCD observations made at the Kitt Peak National Observatory's 0.9-meter telescope in late December 1994.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-m81/

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

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
M81 NGC 3031
Noirlab_noao-m81_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 9h 55m 0.5s
DEC = 68° 55’ 4.6”
Orientation
North is 0.3° CCW
Field of View
23.2 x 23.2 arcminutes
Constellation
Ursa Major
Noirlab_noao-m81_1280
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ID
noao-m81
Subject Category
Subject Name
M81, NGC 3031
Credits
N.A.Sharp/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/
Release Date
2020-06-30T21:33:51
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-m81/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Instrument
Color Assignment
Band
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
148.7520419, 68.91793118
Reference Dimension
4090.0, 4090.0
Reference Pixel
2785.396179, 460.6709595
Scale
-9.45e-05, 9.45e-05
Rotation
0.3402502536
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-m81
Metadata Date
2024-10-02T11:52:28.115553
Metadata Version
1.1
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