Dusty disk around MWC 789

noirlab_noirlab2212g June 15th, 2022

Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/E. Rich (Michigan University)

The dusty disk around MWC 789 is part of a survey of 44 young massive stars to investigate planet formation shows dusty, swirling disks — likely to become new solar systems. The image was taken with the Gemini Planet Imager (GPI) instrument on the Gemini South telescope of the International Gemini Observatory, a Program of NSF NOIRLab.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noirlab2212g/

Curator: NSF's NOIRLab, Tucson, AZ, USA

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: MWC 789

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 6h 1m 60.0s; DEC = 16° 30’ 56.7”
Orientation: North is 32.4° CCW
Field of View: 0.0 x 0.0 arcminutes
Constellation: Orion

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Gemini-S (GPI)	Infrared (H)	1.6 µm

ID: noirlab2212g
Subject Category
Subject Name: MWC 789
Credits: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/E. Rich (Michigan University)

Release Date: 2022-06-15T10:15:00
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Reference Url: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noirlab2212g/

Type: Observation
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Distance Notes

Facility: Gemini South
Instrument: GPI
Color Assignment: Orange

Band: Infrared
Bandpass: H
Central Wavelength: 1640

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Dataset ID: None
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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 90.4999554743, 16.5157545786
Reference Dimension: 1089.0, 1089.0

Reference Pixel: 544.5, 544.5
Scale: -6.54883904078e-07, 6.54883904078e-07
Rotation: 32.400000000000034
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Creator (Curator): NSF's NOIRLab
URL: https://noirlab.edu
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Address: 950 North Cherry Ave.
City: Tucson
State/Province: AZ

Postal Code: 85719
Country: USA
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: NSF's NOIRLab
Publisher ID: noirlab
Resource ID: noirlab2212g

Resource URL: http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/noirlab2212g.tif
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Metadata Date: 2022-06-07T22:47:28+02:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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