Whirlpool Galaxy, M51

Stsci_1996-17b_1024

stsci_1996-17b April 24th, 1996

Credit: NASA and ESA

A 1996 Hubble Space Telescope image of Whirlpool Galaxy, M51.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1996/news-1996-17

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

Image Use Policy: http://hubblesite.org/copyright/

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Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Spiral

Distance Details Distance

Universescale2
31,000,000 light years
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Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 13h 29m 57.5s
DEC = 47° 11’ 41.2”
Orientation
North is 124.2° CCW
Field of View
2.4 x 2.5 arcminutes
Constellation
Canes Venatici

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (Halpha) 656.0 nm
Green Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (V) 547.0 nm
Red Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (V) 502.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Blue
Green
Red
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ID
1996-17b
Subject Category
C.5.1.1  
Subject Name
The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)
Credits
NASA and ESA
Release Date
1996-04-24T00:00:00
Lightyears
31,000,000
Redshift
31,000,000
Reference Url
https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1996/news-1996-17
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Distance in Lightyears
Facility
Hubble, Hubble, Hubble
Instrument
WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2
Color Assignment
Blue, Green, Red
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
Halpha, V, V
Central Wavelength
656, 547, 502
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
2000.0
Reference Value
202.48941575972, 47.19478726278
Reference Dimension
836.00, 848.00
Reference Pixel
425.92365444062, 322.48103466615
Scale
-0.00004856331, 0.00004856331
Rotation
124.18640051095
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
World Coordinate System resolved using PinpointWCS 0.9.2 revision 218+ by the Chandra X-ray Center FITS X FITS Y EPO X EPO Y 1582.13 1033.55 250.91 300.02 1509.34 1057.95 284.22 326.55 1564.17 1107.65 290.14 284.78 1633.83 1070.30 251.33 263.59 Center Pixel Coordinates: 418.00 202.48302565189 424.00 47.19232103887
Creator (Curator)
STScI
URL
http://hubblesite.org
Name
Space Telescope Science Institute Office of Public Outreach
Email
outreach@stsci.edu
Telephone
410-338-4444
Address
3700 San Martin Drive
City
Baltimore
State/Province
MD
Postal Code
21218
Country
USA
Rights
http://hubblesite.org/copyright/
Publisher
STScI
Publisher ID
stsci
Resource ID
STSCI-H-p9617b-f-836x848.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p9617b-f-836x848.tif
Related Resources
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/1996/17
Metadata Date
2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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