Dwarf Galaxy WLM (Spitzer IRAC and Webb NIRCam)

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stsci_2022-508a November 9th, 2022

Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI

portion of the dwarf galaxy Wolf–Lundmark–Melotte (WLM) captured by the Spitzer Space Telescope’s Infrared Array Camera (left) and the James Webb Space Telescope’s Near-Infrared Camera (right). The images demonstrate Webb’s remarkable ability to resolve faint stars outside the Milky Way. The Spitzer image shows 3.6-micron light in cyan and 4.5-micron in orange. (IRAC1 and IRAC2). The Webb image includes 0.9-micron light shown in blue, 1.5-micron in cyan, 2.5-micron in yellow, and 4.3-micron in red (filters F090W, F150W, F250M, and F430M).

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://webbtelescope.org/contents/media/images/01GH1WRXQHJM6DJ2BAQDFZVAJ7

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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Image Details

Image Type
Collage
Object Name
WLM
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Size > Dwarf
Galaxy > Type > Irregular

Distance

Universescale2
3,000,000 light years

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 0h 1m 57.4s
DEC = -15° 28’ 51.0”
Constellation
Cetus

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Cyan Spitzer (IRAC) Infrared (F090W) 3.6 µm
Orange Spitzer (IRAC) Infrared (F150W) 4.5 µm
Blue Webb (NIRCam) Infrared (F250W) 900.0 nm
Cyan Webb (NIRCam) Infrared (F430M) 1.5 µm
Yellow Webb (NIRCam) Infrared 2.5 µm
Red Webb (NIRCam) Infrared 4.3 µm
Spectrum_base
Cyan
Orange
Blue
Cyan
Yellow
Red
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ID
2022-508a
Subject Category
C.5.2.2   C.5.1.6  
Subject Name
WLM
Credits
NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI
Release Date
2022-11-09T10:00
Lightyears
3,000,000
Redshift
3,000,000
Reference Url
https://webbtelescope.org/contents/media/images/01GH1WRXQHJM6DJ2BAQDFZVAJ7
Type
Collage
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Distance in lightyears
Facility
Spitzer, Spitzer, Webb, Webb, Webb, Webb
Instrument
IRAC, IRAC, NIRCam, NIRCam, NIRCam, NIRCam
Color Assignment
Cyan, Orange, Blue, Cyan, Yellow, Red
Band
Infrared, Infrared, Infrared, Infrared, Infrared, Infrared
Bandpass
F090W, F150W, F250W, F430M
Central Wavelength
3600, 4500, 900, 1500, 2500, 4300
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
2000.0
Reference Value
0.48922246984, -15.48084278802
Reference Dimension
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
Quality
Position
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
STScI
URL
https://www.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
https://www.stsci.edu/copyright
Publisher
STScI
Publisher ID
stsci
Resource ID
STSCI-J-p22508a-f-8202x4126.tif
Metadata Date
2022-11-09T11:39:48-05:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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Universescalefull
3,000,000 light years

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