The Whirlpool Galaxy
NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has returned the most detailed images ever of supernova 1994I which is in the 'Whirlpool Galaxy' (M51) located 20 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici.
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About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo9420a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 19 May 1994, 06:00 |
| Size: | 652 x 530 px |
About the Object
| Name: | IRAS 13277+4727, M 51, Messier 51, NGC 5194, Whirlpool Galaxy |
| Type: | • Local Universe : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Supernova • Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral • Galaxies Images/Videos |
| Distance: | 25 million light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Ultraviolet Mid-UV |
255 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Ultraviolet Near-UV |
336 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
