Bode's Galaxy, or Messier 81 (M81)

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wise_WISE2011-020c May 25th, 2011

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA

M81 is another grand design spiral galaxy, with pronounced arms spiraling into its core. WISE highlights areas where gas and dust have been compressed in the arms, leading to the formation of new stars. This compression has been enhanced by the galaxy's interaction with its partner galaxy, Messier 82 (not pictured here). That galaxy is bursting with new stars, and is therefore known as a "starburst." M81 is 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major, and 94,000 light-years across.

Provider: Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer

Image Source: /image/wise/WISE2011-020c

Curator: Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, Berkeley, CA, USA

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Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Messier 81 • M81 • NGC 3031
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Spiral

Distance Details Distance

Universescale2
5,500,000 light years
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Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 9h 55m 33.2s
DEC = 69° 3’ 55.0”
Orientation
North is up
Field of View
43.2 x 43.2 arcminutes
Constellation
Ursa Major

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue WISE Infrared (Near-IR) 3.4 µm
Cyan WISE Infrared (Near-IR) 4.6 µm
Green WISE Infrared (Mid-IR) 12.0 µm
Red WISE Infrared (Mid-IR) 22.0 µm
Spectrum_ir1
Blue
Cyan
Green
Red
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ID
WISE2011-020c
Subject Category
C.5.1.1.  
Subject Name
Messier 81, M81, NGC 3031
Credits
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA
Release Date
2011-05-25
Lightyears
5,500,000
Redshift
-0.000113
Reference Url
/image/wise/WISE2011-020c
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Facility
WISE, WISE, WISE, WISE
Instrument
Color Assignment
Blue, Cyan, Green, Red
Band
Infrared, Infrared, Infrared, Infrared
Bandpass
Near-IR, Near-IR, Mid-IR, Mid-IR
Central Wavelength
3400, 4600, 12000, 22000
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
2000
Reference Value
148.888333, 69.065278
Reference Dimension
3770, 3770
Reference Pixel
1885.5, 1885.5
Scale
-1.90972219570500e-04, 1.90972219570500e-04
Rotation
0
Coordinate System Projection:
SIN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer
URL
http://wise.astro.ucla.edu
Name
Email
outreach@ssl.berkeley.edu
Telephone
Address
7 Gauss Way
City
Berkeley
State/Province
CA
Postal Code
94720
Country
USA
Rights
Pulic Domain
Publisher
Publisher ID
wise
Resource ID
Resource URL
/image/wise/WISE2011-020c
Related Resources
Metadata Date
2018-01-11T02:51:36Z
Metadata Version
1.2
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5,500,000 light years

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