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Spiral Galaxy M81 Details 5

Stsci_2007-19g_1024

stsci_2007-19g May 28th, 2007

Credit: NASA, ESA, A. Zezas and J. Huchra (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)

HII shell of M81 and background galaxies.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2007/news-2007-19

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: M81 • NGC 3031 • Bode's Galaxy
Subject - Solar System: Galaxy > Type > Spiral

Distance

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11,600,000 light years

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Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 9h 54m 55.4s; DEC = 69° 8’ 11.1”
Orientation: North is 114.0° CCW
Field of View: 1.1 x 0.9 arcminutes
Constellation: Ursa Major

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Hubble (ACS/WFC)	Optical (B)	435.0 nm
	Hubble (ACS/WFC)	Optical (V)	606.0 nm
	Hubble (ACS/WFC)	Optical (I)	814.0 nm

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ID: 2007-19g
Subject Category: A.5.1.1
Subject Name: M81, NGC 3031, Bode's Galaxy
Credits: NASA, ESA, A. Zezas and J. Huchra (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)

Release Date: 2007-05-28T00:00:00
Lightyears: 11,600,000
Redshift: 11,600,000
Reference Url: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2007/news-2007-19

Type: Observation
Image Quality: Good
Distance Notes: Distance in lightyears

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

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: B, V, I
Central Wavelength: 435, 606, 814

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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: 2000.0
Reference Value: 148.73081178443, 69.13640582667
Reference Dimension: 1277.00, 1080.00

Reference Pixel: 2248.63156700979, 812.33786021796
Scale: -0.00001388265, 0.00001388265
Rotation: 114.02433892965
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

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-p0719g-f-1277x1080.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p0719g-f-1277x1080.tif
Related Resources: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2007/19

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

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