Hubble view of M 106

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esahubble_ann1301a February 5th, 2013

Credit: NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA), and R. Gendler (for the Hubble Heritage Team). Acknowledgment: J. GaBany, A van der Hoeven

This image combines Hubble observations of M 106 with additional information captured by amateur astronomers Robert Gendler and Jay GaBany. Gendler combined Hubble data with his own observations to produce this stunning colour image. M 106 is a relatively nearby spiral galaxy, a little over 20 million light-years away.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://esahubble.org/images/ann1301a/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Baltimore, MD, United States

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
M 106
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Spiral
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 12h 18m 57.0s
DEC = 47° 18’ 40.7”
Orientation
North is 34.4° CW
Field of View
6.6 x 5.2 arcminutes
Constellation
Canes Venatici

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red Hubble (ACS) Optical (I) 814.0 nm
Red Hubble (WFC3) Optical (I) 814.0 nm
Red Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (H-alpha) 656.0 nm
Green Hubble (ACS) Optical (V) 555.0 nm
Green Hubble (WFC3) Optical (V) 555.0 nm
Blue Hubble (ACS) Optical (B) 435.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Red
Red
Red
Green
Green
Blue
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ID
ann1301a
Subject Category
C.5.1.1  
Subject Name
M 106
Credits
NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA), and R. Gendler (for the Hubble Heritage Team). Acknowledgment: J. GaBany, A van der Hoeven
Release Date
2013-02-05T16:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://esahubble.org/images/ann1301a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
ACS, WFC3, WFPC2, ACS, WFC3, ACS
Color Assignment
Red, Red, Red, Green, Green, Blue
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
I, I, H-alpha, V, V, B
Central Wavelength
814, 814, 656, 555, 555, 435
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
None, None, None, None, None, None
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
184.73738099, 47.3113148087
Reference Dimension
7910.0, 6178.0
Reference Pixel
4351.07523348, 3706.36541494
Scale
-1.389488e-05, 1.389488e-05
Rotation
-34.38749560588
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
ESA/Hubble
URL
https://esahubble.org
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
ESA Office, Space Telescope Science Institute, 3700 San Martin Dr
City
Baltimore
State/Province
MD
Postal Code
21218
Country
United States
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
ESA/Hubble
Publisher ID
esahubble
Resource ID
ann1301a
Metadata Date
2013-01-31T14:27:22+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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