M101, NGC 5457
The giant pinwheel galaxy, M101, in the constellation Ursa Major. Of type Sc, and quite similar to our own Galaxy, it is seen almost face-on, showing the spiral arms and the intervening dust lanes (dark filaments) with great clarity in this 1975 image from the Kitt Peak 4-meter Mayall telescope. It is about 15 million light-years away.
Credit:NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
About the Image
| Id: | noao-02269 |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | June 30, 2020, 9:33 p.m. |
| Size: | 2500 x 2000 px |
About the Object
Wallpapers
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 14 3 10.12 |
| Position (Dec): | 54° 21' 11.84" |
| Field of view: | 23.12 x 18.50 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.7° right of vertical |
View in WorldWide Telescope:
Colors & filters
| Band | Tele-scope |
|---|---|
| Optical | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope |