The Heart of the Whirlpool Galaxy

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esahubble_opo0110a April 5th, 2001

Credit: NASA/ESA and The Hubble Heritage Team STScI/AURA )

The Whirlpool galaxy, M51, has been one of the most photogenic galaxies in amateur and professional astronomy. Easily photographed and viewed by smaller telescopes, this celestial beauty is studied extensively in a range of wavelengths by large ground- and space-based observatories. This Hubble composite image shows visible starlight as well as light from the emission of glowing hydrogen, which is associated with the most luminous young stars in the spiral arms.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo0110a/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
IRAS 13277+4727 M 51 Messier 51 NGC 5194 Whirlpool Galaxy
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Spiral
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 13h 29m 52.3s
DEC = 47° 11’ 40.6”
Orientation
North is 62.9° CW
Field of View
2.7 x 3.4 arcminutes
Constellation
Canes Venatici

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Hubble (ACS) Infrared (I) 814.0 nm
Hubble (ACS) Optical ((H-alpha+NII)) 658.0 nm
Hubble (ACS) Optical (V) 555.0 nm
Hubble (ACS) Optical (B) 435.0 nm
Spectrum_base
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ID
opo0110a
Subject Category
C.5.1.1  
Subject Name
IRAS 13277+4727, M 51, Messier 51, NGC 5194, Whirlpool Galaxy
Credits
NASA/ESA and The Hubble Heritage Team STScI/AURA )
Release Date
2001-04-05T15:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo0110a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
ACS, ACS, ACS, ACS
Color Assignment
Band
Infrared, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
I, (H-alpha+NII), V, B
Central Wavelength
814, 658, 555, 435
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
202.468121252, 47.1946080839
Reference Dimension
1645.0, 2050.0
Reference Pixel
822.5, 1025.0
Scale
-2.76534728631e-05, 2.76534728631e-05
Rotation
-62.900000000000006
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
ESA/Hubble
URL
http://www.spacetelescope.org/
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City
Garching bei München
State/Province
Postal Code
D-85748
Country
Germany
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
ESA/Hubble
Publisher ID
esahubble
Resource ID
opo0110a
Metadata Date
2003-12-09T17:17:22+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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