Hubble image of M101
This image shows spiral galaxy Messier 101.
Credit:
NASA, ESA, CXC, SSC, and STScI
About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo0907h |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 10 February 2009, 15:00 |
| Size: | 7200 x 7200 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Messier 101, NGC 4547, The Pinwheel Galaxy |
| Type: | • Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral |
| Distance: | 22 million light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Optical B |
435 nm | Hubble Space Telescope |
| Optical V |
555 nm | Hubble Space Telescope |
| Infrared I |
814 nm | Hubble Space Telescope |
