Hubble image archive
The Heart of Starburst Galaxy M82
CreditsNASA, ESA and R. de Grijs (Inst. of Astronomy, Cambridge, UK)
- Date
- Jan 1, 2001
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2001-08-1026-image
Credits
NASA, ESA and R. de Grijs (Inst. of Astronomy, Cambridge, UK)Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | M82, NGC 3034 |
| Object Description | Irregular Galaxy |
| R.A. Position | 09h 55m 52.18s |
| Dec. Position | 69° 40' 48.79" |
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Distance | About 3.6 Mpc (12 million light-years) |
| Dimensions | The visible portion of the HST M82 image is ~210 arcseconds (3.7 kpc) along the diagonal. |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | The release image of M82 was created from WFPC2 archived HST data from the following science Proposals: (WFPC2/NICMOS observations): R. O'Connell (Univ. Virginia). Principal Astronomers: R. de Grijs (Inst. of Astronomy, Cambridge, UK), R. O'Connell (Univ. Virginia), J. Gallagher (Univ. Wisc-Madison), D. Hunter (Lowell Obs.) : P. Shopbell (Cal Tech). Principal Astronomers: P. Shopbell (Cal Tech), R. Dufour (Rice Univ.), J. Cohen (Cal Tech), J. Bland-Hawthorn (AAO) |
| Instrument | HST>WFPC2 |
| Exposure Dates | September 15, 1997 |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | Blue: 428 nm Green: 520 nm Red: 820 nm |
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