Technical facts about this news release:
| About this Object |
| Object Name: |
M82 (NGC 3034) |
| Object Description:
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Irregular Galaxy |
| Position (J2000):
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R.A. 09h 55m 52.22s
Dec. +69° 40' 46.9" |
| Constellation:
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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.
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| About the Data |
| Note: |
The release image of M82 was created from WFPC2 archived HST data
from science programs by R. O'Connell (Prop 7446: WFPC2/NICMOS observations)
and P. Shopbell (Prop 6826). |
| Instruments: |
WFPC2; NICMOS |
| Exposure Dates:
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March 16, 1997; September 15, 1997; August 28, 1998 |
| Exposure Time:
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8.7 hours |
| Filters: |
Prop 7446: [WFPC2] F814W (I), F555W (V), F439W (B)
Prop 7446: [NICMOS] F110W, F160W
Prop 6826: [WFPC2] F656N (Ha) |
| Principal Astronomers:
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Prop 7446: R. de Grijs (Inst. of Astronomy, Cambridge, UK), R.
O'Connell (Univ. Virginia), J. Gallagher (Univ. Wisc-Madison), D.
Hunter (Lowell Obs.)
Prop 6826: P. Shopbell (Cal Tech), R. Dufour (Rice Univ.), J.
Cohen (Cal Tech), J. Bland-Hawthorn (AAO)
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| About this Image |
| Image Credit: |
NASA, ESA and R. de Grijs (Inst. of Astronomy, Cambridge, UK) |
| Release Date: |
March 7, 2001 |
| Orientation: |
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