M101 composite image: Hubble data (green component)
The yellow colour is Hubble's view in visible light. Most of this light comes from stars, and they trace the same spiral structure as the dust lanes.
Credit:NASA, ESA, K. Kuntz (JHU), F. Bresolin (University of Hawaii), J. Trauger (Jet Propulsion Lab.), J. Mould (NOAO), Y.-H. Chu (University of Illinois, Urbana) and STScI
About the Image
NASA press release
| Id: | opo0907d |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 10 February 2009, 15:00 |
| Size: | 1800 x 1800 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Messier 101, NGC 4547, Pinwheel |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral |
| Distance: | 22 million light years |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Category: | Galaxies |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 14 3 9.16 |
| Position (Dec): | 54° 21' 13.01" |
| Field of view: | 17.73 x 17.73 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.2° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 435 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |