NGC 346 (MIRI Image)
stsci_2023-145a October 10th, 2023
Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, N. Habel (JPL), P. Kavanagh (MU); Image Processing: A. Pagan (STScI)
This new infrared image of NGC 346 from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) traces emission from cool gas and dust. In this image blue represents silicates and sooty chemical molecules known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or PAHs. More diffuse red emission shines from warm dust heated by the brightest and most massive stars in the heart of the region. Bright patches and filaments mark areas with abundant numbers of protostars. This image includes 7.7-micron light shown in blue, 10 microns in cyan, 11.3 microns in green, 15 microns in yellow, and 21 microns in red (770W, 1000W, 1130W, 1500W, and 2100W filters, respectively).
Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute
Image Source: https://webbtelescope.org/contents/news-releases/2023/news-2023-145
Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA
Image Use Policy: http://stsci.edu/copyright/
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Image Details
Distance
Position Details
Color Mapping
- ID
- 2023-145a
- Subject Category
- C.3.6.4.1 C.4.1.2 C.4.2.1
- Subject Name
- NGC 346
- Credits
- NASA, ESA, CSA, N. Habel (JPL), P. Kavanagh (MU); Image Processing: A. Pagan (STScI)
- Release Date
- 2023-10-10T10:00:00
- Lightyears
- 210,000
- Redshift
- 210,000
- Reference Url
- https://webbtelescope.org/contents/news-releases/2023/news-2023-145
- Type
- Observation
- Image Quality
- Good
- Distance Notes
- Distance in lightyears
- Facility
- Webb, Webb, Webb, Webb, Webb
- Instrument
- NIRCam, NIRCam, NIRCam, NIRCam, NIRCam
- Color Assignment
- Blue, Cyan, Green, Yellow, Red
- Band
- Infrared, Infrared, Infrared, Infrared, Infrared
- Bandpass
- Central Wavelength
- 7700, 10000, 11300, 15000, 21000
- Start Time
- Integration Time
- Dataset ID
- Notes
- Coordinate Frame
- ICRS
- Equinox
- 2000.0
- Reference Value
- 14.79049103121, -72.16947978827
- Reference Dimension
- 1851.00, 1932.00
- Reference Pixel
- 733.03338020310, 992.84875163357
- Scale
- -0.00003079257, 0.00003079257
- Rotation
- -5.27619069732
- Coordinate System Projection:
- CEA
- Quality
- Full
- FITS Header
- Notes
- World Coordinate System resolved using PinpointWCS 0.9.2 revision 218+ by the Chandra X-ray Center FITS X FITS Y EPO X EPO Y 1430.49 1033.45 1024.45 989.04 456.86 793.62 50.45 750.23 2121.61 1771.06 1713.27 1728.08 1969.25 197.76 1562.89 153.98 585.63 1524.30 178.65 1480.91 Center Pixel Coordinates: 925.50 14.77095878334 966.00 -72.16973256837
- Creator (Curator)
- STScI
- URL
- http://stsci.edu
- Name
- Space Telescope Science Institute Office of Public Outreach
- 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-p23145a-f-1851x1932.tif
- Resource URL
- https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI_PR_2023-145/STSCI-J-p23145a-f-1851x1932.tif
- Related Resources
- Metadata Date
- 2023-10-23
- Metadata Version
- 1.2
Detailed color mapping information coming soon...
