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Hubble ACS Visible Image of M51

Stsci_2011-03c_1024

stsci_2011-03c January 13th, 2011

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

A 2011 Hubble Space Telescope image of M51, Whirlpool Galaxy.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2011/news-2011-03

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: M51
Subject - Local Universe: Galaxy > Type > Spiral

Distance

Universescale2

31,000,000 light years

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Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 13h 30m 1.0s; DEC = 47° 9’ 38.6”
Orientation: North is 89.6° CCW
Field of View: 2.2 x 3.0 arcminutes
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
January 18-22, 2005

Spectrum_base

Blue

Green

Red

Red

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ID: 2011-03c
Subject Category: C.5.1.1
Subject Name: M51
Credits: NASA, ESA, S. Beckwith (STScI), and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)

Release Date: 2011-01-13T00:00:00
Lightyears: 31,000,000
Redshift: 31,000,000
Reference Url: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2011/news-2011-03

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

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
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes: J

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: 2000.0
Reference Value: 202.50403512647, 47.16073004466
Reference Dimension: 2685.00, 3617.00

Reference Pixel: 3850.31558221135, 651.33787786754
Scale: -0.00001390583, 0.00001390583
Rotation: 89.64046708351
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 275.85 344.40 2289.31 1535.48 369.18 638.07 2478.72 2122.68 376.24 509.08 2490.99 1864.42 271.51 778.00 2284.29 2401.44 68.85 883.08 1880.30 2610.72 Center Pixel Coordinates: 1342.50 202.48097644425 1808.50 47.19568108161

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-p1103c-f-2685x3617.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p1103c-f-2685x3617.tif
Related Resources: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2011/03

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

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