Wide View of Spiral Galaxy Messier 106

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noirlab_noirlab2112b March 16th, 2021

Credit: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURAAcknowledgment: PI: M.T. Patterson (New Mexico State University)Image processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage), M. Zamani & D. de Martin

This image of the spiral galaxy Messier 106, or NGC 4258, was taken with the Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory, a Program of NSF’s NOIRLab. A popular target for amateur astronomers, Messier 106 can also be spotted with a small telescope in the constellation Canes Venatici. This view captures the entire galaxy, detailing the glowing spiral arms, wisps of gas, and dust lanes at the center of Messier 106 as well as the leisurely twisting bands of stars at the galaxy’s outer edges. Two dwarf galaxies also appear in the image: NGC 4248 is to the lower right of Messier 106, and UGC 7358 is the left of Messier 106. Explore the details of these galaxies and even more background galaxies by diving into the zoomable version of this image.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noirlab2112b/

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
M106 NGC 4258
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Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 12h 18m 56.0s
DEC = 47° 18’ 18.0”
Orientation
North is 90.0° CW
Field of View
32.4 x 31.1 arcminutes
Constellation
Canes Venatici

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red KPNO-4m (Mosaic I) Optical (H-alpha) 657.0 nm
Orange KPNO-4m (Mosaic I) Optical (R) 651.0 nm
Cyan KPNO-4m (Mosaic I) Optical (B) 438.0 nm
Purple KPNO-4m (Mosaic I) Optical (U) 355.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Red
Orange
Cyan
Purple
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ID
noirlab2112b
Subject Category
Subject Name
M106, NGC 4258
Credits
KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURAAcknowledgment: PI: M.T. Patterson (New Mexico State University)Image processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage), M. Zamani & D. de Martin
Release Date
2021-03-16T12:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noirlab2112b/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope, Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope, Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope, Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope
Instrument
Mosaic I, Mosaic I, Mosaic I, Mosaic I
Color Assignment
Red, Orange, Cyan, Purple
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
H-alpha, R, B, U
Central Wavelength
657, 651, 438, 355
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
None, None, None, None
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
184.733260323, 47.3049930153
Reference Dimension
7426.0, 7127.0
Reference Pixel
3713.0, 3563.5
Scale
-7.26417606195e-05, 7.26417606195e-05
Rotation
-90.020000000000039
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
noirlab2112b
Metadata Date
2021-03-02T11:36:50+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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