NGC 3351 (M95)
spitzer_sig05-015 September 15th, 2005
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Kennicutt (University of Arizona) and the SINGS Team
This image of galaxy NGC 3351, located approximately 30 million light-years away in the constellation Leo was captured by the Spitzer Infrared Nearby Galaxy Survey (SINGS) Legacy Project using the telescope's Infrared Array Camera (IRAC).
The remarkable galaxy is graced with beautiful "rings" of star formation as seen at the longer (red) wavelengths, pierced by a massive bar-like stellar structure (blue light) that extends from the nucleus to the ringed disk.
The SINGS image is a four-channel color composite, where blue indicates emission at 3.6 microns, green corresponds to 4.5 microns, and red to 5.8 and 8.0 microns. The contribution from starlight (measured at 3.6 microns) in this picture has been subtracted from the 5.8 and 8 micron images to enhance the visibility of the dust features.
Provider: Spitzer Space Telescope
Image Source: http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/images/2365-sig05-015-NGC-3351-M95-
Curator: Spitzer Space Telescope, Pasadena, CA, USA
Image Use Policy: http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/info/18-Image-Use-Policy
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Image Details
Distance
Position Details
Color Mapping
| Telescope | Spectral Band | Wavelength | |
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Spitzer (IRAC) | Infrared (Near-IR) | 3.6 µm |
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Spitzer (IRAC) | Infrared (Near-IR) | 4.5 µm |
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Spitzer (IRAC) | Infrared (Mid-IR) | 5.8 µm |
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Spitzer (IRAC) | Infrared (Mid-IR) | 8.0 µm |
| The contribution from starlight has been subtracted from the 5.8 and 8.0 micron channels to enhance the visibility of dust features. | |||
- ID
- sig05-015
- Subject Category
- C.5.1.2. C.5.1.1 C.5.3.3.
- Subject Name
- Messier 95, M95, NGC 3351
- Credits
- NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Kennicutt (University of Arizona) and the SINGS Team
- Release Date
- 2005-09-15
- Lightyears
- 30,000,000
- Redshift
- 0.002595
- Reference Url
- http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/images/2365-sig05-015-NGC-3351-M95-
- Type
- Observation
- Image Quality
- Good
- Distance Notes
- Distance from Quickfacts. Redshift from NED 2008/11/11
- Facility
- Spitzer, Spitzer, Spitzer, Spitzer
- Instrument
- IRAC, IRAC, IRAC, IRAC
- Color Assignment
- Blue, Green, Red, Red
- Band
- Infrared, Infrared, Infrared, Infrared
- Bandpass
- Near-IR, Near-IR, Mid-IR, Mid-IR
- Central Wavelength
- 3600, 4500, 5800, 8000
- Start Time
- Integration Time
- Dataset ID
- Notes
- T
- Coordinate Frame
- ICRS
- Equinox
- J2000
- Reference Value
- 160.933973224, 11.6803291224
- Reference Dimension
- 730, 730
- Reference Pixel
- 155.152486801, 167.818572998
- Scale
- -0.00020799030240873, 0.00020799030240873
- Rotation
- -114.37345557261
- Coordinate System Projection:
- TAN
- Quality
- Full
- FITS Header
- Notes
- Creator (Curator)
- Spitzer Space Telescope
- URL
- http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu
- Name
- Spitzer Space Telescope
- Telephone
- Address
- 1200 E. California Blvd.
- City
- Pasadena
- State/Province
- CA
- Postal Code
- 91125
- Country
- USA
- Rights
- http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/info/18-Image-Use-Policy
- Publisher
- Spitzer Science Center
- Publisher ID
- spitzer
- Resource ID
- sig05-015.tif
- Resource URL
- http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/uploaded_files/images/0001/5501/sig05-015.tif
- Related Resources
- Metadata Date
- 2012-10-11
- Metadata Version
- 1.1
Detailed color mapping information coming soon...
