JWST Image of Galaxies

Noirlab_ngc1433_1024

noirlab_NGC1433 February 16th, 2023

Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, and J. Lee (NOIRLab). Image processing: A. Pagan (STScI)

New imagery from the James Webb Space Telescope is giving scientists their first look at high resolution into the fine structure of nearby galaxies and how that’s impacted by the formation of young stars. NGC 1433 is a barred spiral galaxy with a particularly bright core surrounded by double star forming rings. For the first time, in Webb’s infrared images, scientists can see cavernous bubbles of gas where forming stars have released energy into their surrounding environment. In the image of NGC 1433, blue, green, and red were assigned to Webb’s MIRI data at 7.7, 10 and 11.3, and 21 microns.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/NGC1433/

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

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
NGC 1433
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Barred
Noirlab_ngc1433_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 3h 42m 1.7s
DEC = -47° 13’ 18.3”
Orientation
North is 24.9° CCW
Field of View
3.7 x 2.5 arcminutes
Constellation
Horologium

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red Webb (MIRI) Infrared (None) 21.0 µm
Green Webb (MIRI) Infrared (PAH) 11.3 µm
Green Webb (MIRI) Infrared (None) 10.0 µm
Blue Webb (MIRI) Infrared (PAH) 7.7 µm
Spectrum_ir1
Red
Green
Green
Blue
Noirlab_ngc1433_1280
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ID
NGC1433
Subject Category
C.5.1.2  
Subject Name
NGC 1433
Credits
NASA, ESA, CSA, and J. Lee (NOIRLab). Image processing: A. Pagan (STScI)
Release Date
2023-02-16T11:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/NGC1433/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Facility
James Webb Space Telescope, James Webb Space Telescope, James Webb Space Telescope, James Webb Space Telescope
Instrument
MIRI, MIRI, MIRI, MIRI
Color Assignment
Red, Green, Green, Blue
Band
Infrared, Infrared, Infrared, Infrared
Bandpass
None, PAH, None, PAH
Central Wavelength
21000, 11300, 10000, 7700
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
None, None, None, None
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
55.5070025965, -47.2217442687
Reference Dimension
1986.0, 1346.0
Reference Pixel
993.0, 673.0
Scale
-3.07359979754e-05, 3.07359979754e-05
Rotation
24.94000000000015
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
NSF's NOIRLab
URL
https://noirlab.edu
Name
Space Telescope Science Institute Office of Public Outreach
Email
Telephone
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
NGC1433
Metadata Date
2023-09-18T15:06:10.292827
Metadata Version
1.1
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