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| About
this Object
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Object Name: |
Whirlpool Galaxy
• M51 • NGC 5194/5
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Object Description: |
Face-on Spiral
Galaxy with Companion |
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Position (J2000): |
R.A. 13h 29m 52.37s
Dec. +47° 11' 40.8"
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Constellation: |
Canes Venatici |
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Distance: |
About 31 million
light-years (9.6 Megaparsecs) |
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Dimensions: |
This image is 9.6
arcminutes (87,000 light-years or 27,000 parsecs)
wide. |
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| About
the Data
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Note: |
High level science products
(combined and mosaiced fits files for each
filter) are available at: http://archive.stsci.edu/prepds/m51/ |
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Data Description: |
The Hubble image was created from HST data
from proposal 10452: S. Beckwith (STScI),
R. Kennicutt Jr. (University of Arizona),
and H. Bond, C. Christian, L. Frattare, F.
Hamilton, Z. Levay, M. Mutchler, K. Noll,
and T. Royle (The Hubble Heritage Team, STScI). |
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Instrument: |
ACS/WFC |
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Exposure Date: |
January 18 - 22,
2005 |
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Exposure Time: |
9.0 hours |
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Filters: |
F435W (B),
F555W (V), F658N (Halpha + [N II]),
F814W (I) |
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| About
this Image
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Image Credit: |
NASA, ESA, S. Beckwith,
and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) |
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Release Date: |
April 25, 2005
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