Whirlpool Galaxy's (M51) Companion Nucleus and Dust Lanes

stsci_2005-12f April 25th, 2005

Credit: NASA, ESA, S. Beckwith (STScI), and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)

A small detail of the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) showing the central region of the companion galaxy (NGC 5195). Fine structures of dark dust clouds are seen silhouetted against the smaller galaxy's starlight.

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Image Type: Observation
Object Name: Whirlpool Galaxy • M51 • NGC 5194/5
Subject - Local Universe: Galaxy > Type > Interacting; Galaxy > Grouping > Multiple; Galaxy > Type > Spiral

Distance

31,000,000 light years

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 13h 30m 1.3s; DEC = 47° 9’ 39.1”
Constellation: Canes Venatici

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Hubble (ACS)	Optical (B)	435.0 nm
	Hubble (ACS)	Optical (V)	555.0 nm
	Hubble (ACS)	Optical (Halpha [N II])	658.0 nm
	Hubble (ACS)	Optical (I)	814.0 nm
November 4 - 7, 2004

ID: 2005-12f
Subject Category: C.5.1.7 C.5.5.2 C.5.1.1
Subject Name: Whirlpool Galaxy, M51, NGC 5194/5
Credits: NASA, ESA, S. Beckwith (STScI), and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)

Release Date: 2005-04-25T00:00:00
Lightyears: 31,000,000
Redshift: 31,000,000
Reference Url: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2005/news-2005-12

Type: Observation
Image Quality: Good
Distance Notes: About 31 million light-years (9.6 Megaparsecs)

Facility: Hubble, Hubble, Hubble, Hubble
Instrument: ACS, ACS, ACS, ACS
Color Assignment: Blue, Green, Red, Red

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: B, V, Halpha [N II], I
Central Wavelength: 435, 555, 658, 814

Start Time: 2005-01-12T00:00:00, 2005-01-12T00:00:00, 2005-01-12T00:00:00, 2005-01-12T00:00:00
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Notes: N

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox
Reference Value: 202.50528309027, 47.16085095311
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Related Resources: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2005/12

Metadata Date: 2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version: 1.2

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31,000,000 light years