Spitzer image of Messier 82
Composite image of the active galaxy Messier 82 from infrared observations by Spitzer Space Telescope in three wavelength bands coded in red (longest wavelength), green, and blue (shortest wavelengths).
Credit:
NASA/JPL-Caltech/C. Engelbracht (University of Arizona)
About the Image
| Id: | heic0604f |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 24 April 2006, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0604 |
| Size: | 3618 x 4522 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Cigar Galaxy, M 82, Messier 82 |
| Type: | • Local Universe : Galaxy : Activity : Starburst |
| Distance: | 13 million light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Infrared Near-IR |
3.6 μm | Spitzer Space Telescope IRAC |
| Infrared Near-IR |
4.5 μm | Spitzer Space Telescope IRAC |
| Infrared Near-IR |
5.8 μm | Spitzer Space Telescope IRAC |
| Infrared Near-IR |
8.0 μm | Spitzer Space Telescope IRAC |
