| About the Object |
Object Name:
M31 (Andromeda Galaxy)
Object Type:
Spiral Galaxy
Position (J2000):
RA:
00h42m44.30s
Dec:
41d16m9.00s
Distance:
780,000 pc; 2.5 million light-years
Constellation:
Andromeda
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| About the Data |
Image Credit:
NASA/JPL-Caltech/ P. Barmby (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)
Instrument:
IRAC
Wavelength:
3.6 (Blue), 4.5 (Green), and 8.0 microns (Red)
Exposure Date:
2005 January 19-21; 2005 August 18-19
Exposure Time:
62-106 seconds
Field of View:
3.1 x 1.2 degrees
Orientation:
North is 50 degrees CCW from up
Release Date:
05 June 2006
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| Observers |
Pauline Barmby (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)
Steven P. Willner (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)
Matthew L.N. Ashby (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)
John P. Huchra (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)
Michael A. Pahre (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)
Luciana Bianchi (The Johns Hopkins University)
David A. Thilker (The Johns Hopkins University)
Charles W. Engelbracht (The University of Arizona)
Karl D. Gordon (The University of Arizona)
Joannah L. Hinz (The University of Arizona)
Pablo G. Pérez-Gonz‡lez (The University of Arizona)
George H. Rieke (The University of Arizona)
Robert D. Gehrz (University of Minnesota)
Roberta M. Humphreys (University of Minnesota)
Elisha F. Polomski (University of Minnesota)
Charles E. Woodward (University of Minnesota)
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