Orion Bar (MIRI Image)

Stsci_2023-129c_1024

stsci_2023-129c June 26th, 2023

Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA, CSA, M. Zamani (ESA/Webb), PDRs4ALL ERS Team

This image from Webb’s MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument) shows a small region of the Orion Nebula. At the center of this view is a young star system with a protoplanetary disk named d203-506. An international team of astronomers detected a new carbon molecule known as methyl cation for the first time in d203-506.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://webbtelescope.org/contents/news-releases/2023/news-2023-129

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Collage
Object Name
Orion Nebula
Subject - Milky Way
Nebula > Type > Star Formation

Distance Details Distance

Universescale1
1,350 light years
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Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 5h 35m 20.3s
DEC = -5° 25’ 4.5”
Orientation
North is 89.3° CCW
Field of View
0.7 x 0.6 arcminutes
Constellation
Orion

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Webb (MIRI) Infrared 7.7 µm
Cyan Webb (MIRI) Infrared 11.0 µm
Orange Webb (MIRI) Infrared 15.0 µm
Red Webb (MIRI) Infrared 25.0 µm
Spectrum_ir1
Blue
Cyan
Orange
Red
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ID
2023-129c
Subject Category
B.4.1.2  
Subject Name
Orion Nebula
Credits
ESA/Webb, NASA, CSA, M. Zamani (ESA/Webb), PDRs4ALL ERS Team
Release Date
2023-06-26T00:00:00
Lightyears
1,350
Redshift
1,350
Reference Url
https://webbtelescope.org/contents/news-releases/2023/news-2023-129
Type
Collage
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
distance in lightyears
Facility
Webb, Webb, Webb, Webb
Instrument
MIRI, MIRI, MIRI, MIRI
Color Assignment
Blue, Cyan, Orange, Red
Band
Infrared, Infrared, Infrared, Infrared
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
7700, 11000, 15000, 25000
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
Reference Value
83.83454395866146, -5.417917597858376
Reference Dimension
1275.0, 1252.0
Reference Pixel
637.5, 626.0
Scale
-8.549807667200522e-06, 8.549807667200522e-06
Rotation
89.320000
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
STScI
URL
http://stsci.edu
Name
Space Telescope Science Institute Office of Public Outreach
Email
outreach@stsci.edu
Telephone
410-338-4444
Address
3700 San Martin Drive
City
Baltimore
State/Province
MD
Postal Code
21218
Country
USA
Rights
http://stsci.edu/copyright/
Publisher
STScI
Publisher ID
stsci
Resource ID
STSCI-J-p23129c-f-1275x1252.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI_PR_2023-129/STSCI-J-p23129c-f-1275x1252.tif
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Metadata Date
2023-07-06T11:27:41-04:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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1,350 light years

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