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About
this Object
Object
Name: |
M101, NGC 4547, The Pinwheel Galaxy |
Object
Description: |
Face-on Spiral Galaxy |
Position
(J2000): |
R.A. 14h 03m 13s
Dec. +54° 20' 53" |
Constellation: |
Ursa Major |
Distance: |
21.8 million light-years (6.7 megaparsecs) |
Dimensions: |
This image is 3.5 arcminutes (22,500 light-years or 6,900 parsecs) wide. |
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About the Data
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Data Description: |
This image was created from HST data from the following proposals: 9490: K. Kuntz (JHU/GSFC), P. Barmby and J. Huchra (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), K. Mukai, S. Snowden, and W. Pence (Laboratory for High Energy Astrophysics, GSFC), and J. Brodie (University of California, Santa Cruz); and 9720: R. Chandar (University of Toledo) and B. Whitmore (STScI) |
Instrument: |
ACS/WFC |
Filters: |
F435W(B), F555W(V), F658N(H-alpha), F814W(I) |
Exposure
Dates: |
November 2002, August and December 2003, February and May 2004 |
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About
this Image
Image
Credit: |
NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) |
Release
Date: |
February 13, 2009
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