Section of M51 with Progenitor Star
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About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo0521b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 28 July 2005, 20:00 |
| Size: | 1800 x 1800 px |
About the Object
| Name: | IRAS 13277+4727, M 51, Messier 51, NGC 5194, Whirlpool Galaxy |
| Type: | • Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral • Stars Images/Videos • Galaxies Images/Videos • Cosmology Images/Videos |
| Distance: | 25 million light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Optical B |
435 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
| Optical V |
555 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
| Optical (H-alpha+NII) |
658 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
| Infrared I |
814 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
