Spitzer image of Messier 82

esahubble_heic0604f April 24th, 2006

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/C. Engelbracht (University of Arizona)

Composite image of the active galaxy Messier 82 from infrared observations by Spitzer Space Telescope in three wavelength bands coded in red (longest wavelength), green, and blue (shortest wavelengths).

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic0604f/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: Cigar Galaxy • M 82 • Messier 82
Subject - Local Universe: Galaxy > Activity > Starburst

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 9h 55m 54.9s; DEC = 69° 40’ 52.9”
Orientation: North is 50.0° CCW
Field of View: 7.5 x 6.0 arcminutes
Constellation: Ursa Major

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
Spitzer (IRAC)	Infrared (Near-IR)	8.0 µm
Spitzer (IRAC)	Infrared (Near-IR)	5.8 µm
Spitzer (IRAC)	Infrared (Near-IR)	4.5 µm
Spitzer (IRAC)	Infrared (Near-IR)	3.6 µm

ID: heic0604f
Subject Category: C.5.3.3
Subject Name: Cigar Galaxy, M 82, Messier 82
Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/C. Engelbracht (University of Arizona)

Release Date: 2006-04-24T15:00:00
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Reference Url: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic0604f/

Type: Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes

Facility: Spitzer Space Telescope, Spitzer Space Telescope, Spitzer Space Telescope, Spitzer Space Telescope
Instrument: IRAC, IRAC, IRAC, IRAC
Color Assignment: Red, Red, Green, Blue

Band: Infrared, Infrared, Infrared, Infrared
Bandpass: Near-IR, Near-IR, Near-IR, Near-IR
Central Wavelength: 8000, 5800, 4500, 3600

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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 148.978879731, 69.6813583835
Reference Dimension: 4522.0, 3618.0

Reference Pixel: 2261.0, 1809.0
Scale: -2.77586279451e-05, 2.77586279451e-05
Rotation: 49.980000000000054
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Creator (Curator): ESA/Hubble
URL: http://www.spacetelescope.org/
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Telephone
Address: Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City: Garching bei München
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Postal Code: D-85748
Country: Germany
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: ESA/Hubble
Publisher ID: esahubble
Resource ID: heic0604f

Resource URL: http://www.spacetelescope.org/static/archives/images/original/heic0604f.tif
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Metadata Date: 2006-04-14T16:00:13-04:00
Metadata Version: 1.0

Detailed color mapping information coming soon...

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