Hubble NICMOS infrared image of M51
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About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo1103b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 13 January 2011, 21:45 |
| Size: | 2685 x 3617 px |
About the Object
| Name: | M 51, Messier 51, Whirlpool Galaxy |
| Type: | • Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral • Galaxies Images/Videos |
| Distance: | 25 million light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Infrared J |
1.6 μm | Hubble Space Telescope NICMOS |
