Names |
M 51, NGC 5194/5, VV 1, ARP 85, Whirlpool Galaxy |
Right Ascension (2000.0) |
13:29:55.7 |
Declination |
+47:13:53 |
Constellation |
Canes Venatici |
Redshift (z) |
0.002000 +/- 0.000000 |
Heliocentric Radial Velocity |
600 +/- 0 km/s |
Distance (esteem) |
34,000,000 light years |
Date (DD/MM/YYYY) |
17/03/2010 |
Exposure time |
6,000 seconds (20 x 300 exposures) with binning mode 2 x 2 |
CCD Camera |
SBIG ST-8XE |
Telescope |
Meade Instruments Schmidt-Cassegrain 14" LX200 GPS |
Focal length |
3556 mm |
Diameter |
355.6 mm |
Focal ratio |
10 |
Field of View |
13.3 x 8.9 arcminute |
Original scale |
1.044 arcsecond / pixel |