Ground-based close-up view of M82
This ground-based image of M82 was taken by Robert Gendler with a 12 inch telescope from a suburb outside Hartford, Connecticut. Credit: Robert Gendler
Credit:Robert Gendler
About the Image
| Id: | heic0103f |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 7 March 2001, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0103 |
| Size: | 728 x 728 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Messier 82, NGC 3034 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Activity : Starburst |
| Distance: | 13 million light years |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Category: | Galaxies |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 9 55 57.09 |
| Position (Dec): | 69° 40' 44.43" |
| Field of view: | 7.77 x 7.77 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 70.7° left of vertical |
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