Hubble view of Messier 106

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esahubble_heic1302a February 5th, 2013

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

This image combines Hubble observations of Messier 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. Messier 106 is a relatively nearby spiral galaxy, a little over 20 million light-years away.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1302a/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, None, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
M 106 Messier 106 NGC 4258
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 (WFPC2) Optical (H-alpha) 656.0 nm
Green Hubble (ACS) Optical (V) 555.0 nm
Green Hubble (ACS) Optical (V) 606.0 nm
Green Hubble (WFC3) Optical (V) 555.0 nm
Blue Hubble (ACS) Optical (B) 435.0 nm
Red Hubble (ACS) Optical (I) 814.0 nm
Red Hubble (WFC3) Optical (I) 814.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Red
Green
Green
Green
Blue
Red
Red
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ID
heic1302a
Subject Category
C.5.1.1  
Subject Name
M 106, Messier 106, NGC 4258
Credits
NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA), and R. Gendler (for the Hubble Heritage Team). Acknowledgment: J. GaBany
Release Date
2013-02-05T16:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1302a/
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, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
WFPC2, ACS, ACS, WFC3, ACS, ACS, WFC3
Color Assignment
Red, Green, Green, Green, Blue, Red, Red
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
H-alpha, V, V, V, B, I, I
Central Wavelength
656, 555, 606, 555, 435, 814, 814
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
-, -, -, -, -, 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
WCS info from NASA/Hubble
Creator (Curator)
ESA/Hubble
URL
http://www.spacetelescope.org/
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City
Garching bei München
State/Province
None
Postal Code
D-85748
Country
Germany
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
ESA/Hubble
Publisher ID
esahubble
Resource ID
heic1302a
Metadata Date
2013-01-31T14:27:22+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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