M101

M101 is an extremely large "Grand Design" spiral galaxy. Even at a distance of 27 million light years away, it still sprawls its 170,000 light year diameter across a large patch of sky. This image only shows the central third of its countenance. Many of the bright star forming regions in the spiral arms have their own NGC designations. Also note the myriad of background galaxies that can be seen in various places through the disk.

This image was taken as part of Advanced Observing Program (AOP) program at Kitt Peak Visitor Center during 2014.

Créditos:

KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Adam Block

About the Image

Id:noao-m101blocks
Tipo:Observation
Release date:24 de Febrero de 2014 a las 08:59
Size:1441 x 972 px

Sobre el Objeto

Nombre:M101
Constellation:Ursa Major
Categoría:Galaxies

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Coordenadas

ObjectValue
Posición (AR):14 3 21.18
Posición (Dec):54° 14' 57.51"
Campo visual:14.35 x 9.66 arcminutes
Orientación:North is 97.5° right of vertical


Colores y Filtros

BandaLongitud de OndaTelescopio
Optical
B
438 nmVisitor Center 0.4-meter Telescope
Other CCD
Optical
G
475 nmVisitor Center 0.4-meter Telescope
Other CCD
Optical
R
625 nmVisitor Center 0.4-meter Telescope
Other CCD
Optical
Broad Band
555 nmVisitor Center 0.4-meter Telescope
Other CCD