M101 Composite Image: Hubble
Credit: NASA, ESA, K. Kuntz (JHU), F. Bresolin (University of Hawaii), J. Trauger (Jet Propulsion Lab), J. Mould (NOAO), Y.-H. Chu (University of Illinois, Urbana), and STScI
Observation • February 10th, 2009 • ssc2009-03a3
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The yellow color is Hubble's view in visible light. Most of this light comes from stars, and they trace the same spiral structure as the dust lanes.
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M101 Composite Image: Spitzer
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M101 Composite Image: Hubble
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M101 Composite Image: Chandra Data (Blue Component)
About the Object
- Name
- Pinwheel Galaxy • Messier 101 • M101
- Type
- Galaxy > Type > Spiral
- Galaxy > Activity > Normal
- Distance
- 27,000,000 Light Years
- Redshift
- 0.0008
Color Mapping
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Optical | 435 nm | Hubble ACS |
