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Collection:
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NASA Spitzer Space Telescope Collection
Collection
NASA Spitzer Space Telescope Collection
Collection
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Title:
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Anomalous Arms
Title
Anomalous Arms
Title
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Description:
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In this composite image of spiral galaxy M106 (NGC 4258), optical data from the Digitized Sky Survey is shown as yellow, radio data from the Very Large Array appears as purple, X-ray data from Chandra is coded blue, and infrared data from the Spitzer Space Telescope appears red. Two anomalous arms, which aren't visible at optical wavelengths, appear as purple and blue emission.
Description
In this composite image of spiral galaxy M106 (NGC 4258), optical data from the Digitized Sky Survey is shown as yellow, radio data from the Very Large Array appears as purple, X-ray data from Chandra is coded blue, and infrared data from the Spitzer Space Telescope appears red. Two anomalous arms, which aren't visible at optical wavelengths, appear as purple and blue emission.
Description
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Release Date:
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2007/04/10
Release_Date
2007/04/10
Release Date
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Press Release:
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Press_Release
Press Release
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Release Credit:
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X-ray: NASA/CXC/Univ. of Maryland/A.S. Wilson et al.; Optical: Pal.Obs. DSS; IR: NASA/JPL-Caltech; VLA: NRAO/AUI/NSF
Release_Credit
X-ray: NASA/CXC/Univ. of Maryland/A.S. Wilson et al.; Optical: Pal.Obs. DSS; IR: NASA/JPL-Caltech; VLA: NRAO/AUI/NSF
Release Credit
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Image Credit:
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X-ray: NASA/CXC/Univ. of Maryland/A.S. Wilson et al.; Optical: Pal.Obs. DSS; IR: NASA/JPL-Caltech; VLA: NRAO/AUI/NSF
Image_Credit
X-ray: NASA/CXC/Univ. of Maryland/A.S. Wilson et al.; Optical: Pal.Obs. DSS; IR: NASA/JPL-Caltech; VLA: NRAO/AUI/NSF
Image Credit
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Object name:
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Messier 106
Object_name
Messier 106
Object name
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Object name:
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NGC 4258
Object_name
NGC 4258
Object name
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Object type:
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Spiral Galaxy
Object_type
Spiral Galaxy
Object type
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Position (J2000):
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*RA: *12h18m57.50s *Dec: *47d18m14.30s
Position_(J2000)
*RA: *12h18m57.50s *Dec: *47d18m14.30s
Position (J2000)
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Distance:
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23.5 million light-years
Distance
23.5 million light-years
Distance
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Constellation:
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Canes Venatici
Constellation
Canes Venatici
Constellation
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Wavelength:
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X-ray (blue); Optical (gold); IR (red); Radio (purple)
Wavelength
X-ray (blue); Optical (gold); IR (red); Radio (purple)
Wavelength
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Image scale:
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9.2 x 7.5 arcmin.
Image_scale
9.2 x 7.5 arcmin.
Image scale
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Observers:
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Yang, Li, Wilson, Reynolds, ApJ, May 10 issue; Chandra Observations and the Nature of the Anomalous Arms of NGC 4258 (M106). Wilson, A.S., Yang,Y., Cecil, G., 2001, ApJ, 560, 689W
Observers
Yang, Li, Wilson, Reynolds, ApJ, May 10 issue; Chandra Observations and the Nature of the Anomalous Arms of NGC 4258 (M106). Wilson, A.S., Yang,Y., Cecil, G., 2001, ApJ, 560, 689W
Observers
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facet_what:
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Spitzer Space Telescope
facet_what
Spitzer Space Telescope
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Canes Venatici
facet_what
Canes Venatici
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Very Large Array
facet_what
Very Large Array
facet_what
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facet_what:
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VLA
facet_what
VLA
facet_what
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facet_where:
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Maryland
facet_where
Maryland
facet_where
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facet_where:
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M106
facet_where
M106
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_where
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Washington, D.C.
facet_where
Washington, D.C.
facet_where
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Image #:
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ssc2007-06a
Image_#
ssc2007-06a
Image #
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original url:
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original_url
original url
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UID:
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SPD-SPITZ-ssc2007-06 a
UID
SPD-SPITZ-ssc2007-06 a
UID
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