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| About
this Object
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Object Name: |
M82, NGC 3034 |
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Object Description: |
Starburst Galaxy |
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Position (J2000): |
R.A. 09h 55m 52s
Dec. +69° 40' 49" |
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Constellation: |
Ursa Major |
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Distance: |
12 million light-years (3.7 Megaparsecs) |
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Dimensions: |
This image is roughly 7.9 arcminutes (28,000 light-years or 8,500 parsecs) wide. |
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| About
the Data
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Data
Description: |
This image was created from HST data from proposal
10776: M. Mountain (STScI), J. Gallagher (University
of Wisconsin-Madison), P. Puxley (NSF), K.
Noll, H. Bond, C. Christian, L. Frattare,
F. Hamilton, Z. Levay, M. Mutchler, W. Januszewski,
and T. Royle (Hubble Heritage Team/STScI/AURA). |
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Instrument: |
ACS/WFC |
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Exposure Date: |
March 27-29, 2006 |
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Exposure Time: |
13.7 hours |
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Filters: |
F435W (B), F555W (V), F658N
(H-alpha), F814W (I) |
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| About
this Image
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Image Credit: |
NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) |
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Release Date: |
April 24, 2006 |
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Orientation/Scale: |
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