M61

M61 is one of the major members of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies. It is comparable in size to our own galaxy. Though a barred spiral, deep images such as this make the bar in the nucleus of the galaxy less obvious. This galaxy has an extraordinary number of star forming regions (HII, pink areas). An image with greater resolution would certainly show even more evidence of active star formation. At distance of 60 million light years away M61 seems to float in the foreground of several distant galaxies.

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-m61block
Tipo:Observation
Release date:20 de Febrero de 2014 a las 14:42
Size:2184 x 1472 px

Sobre el Objeto

Nombre:M61
Constellation:Virgo
Categoría:Galaxy Clusters

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Coordenadas

ObjectValue
Posición (AR):12 21 45.57
Posición (Dec):4° 24' 59.05"
Campo visual:12.42 x 8.37 arcminutes
Orientación:North is 89.8° left of vertical


Colores y Filtros

BandaLongitud de OndaTelescopio
Optical
B
438 nmVisitor Center 0.5-meter Telescope
Other CCD
Optical
G
475 nmVisitor Center 0.5-meter Telescope
Other CCD
Optical
R
625 nmVisitor Center 0.5-meter Telescope
Other CCD
Optical
Broad Band
555 nmVisitor Center 0.5-meter Telescope
Other CCD