M82, NGC 3034

Noirlab_noao-m82_1024

noirlab_noao-m82 June 30th, 2020

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

M82, an irregular 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-m82/

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
M82 NGC 3034
Noirlab_noao-m82_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 9h 55m 41.7s
DEC = 69° 40’ 44.0”
Orientation
North is 179.9° CW
Field of View
11.6 x 7.7 arcminutes
Constellation
Ursa Major
Noirlab_noao-m82_1280
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ID
noao-m82
Subject Category
Subject Name
M82, NGC 3034
Credits
N.A.Sharp/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/
Release Date
2020-06-30T21:33:52
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-m82/
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
148.9235443, 69.67889747
Reference Dimension
2048.0, 1366.0
Reference Pixel
1179.308609, 705.0854683
Scale
-9.42e-05, 9.43e-05
Rotation
-179.8615793
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-m82
Metadata Date
2024-10-02T11:52:33.919269
Metadata Version
1.1
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