Parallel Field to Protostar IRAS 23385 (MIRI Image)

Stsci_2024-111a_1024

stsci_2024-111a March 13th, 2024

Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, W.R.M. Rocha (LEI)

This image was taken by MIRI (the Mid-Infrared Instrument) on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope of a region near the protostar known as IRAS 23385. The image is a single exposure at a wavelength of 15 microns which has been assigned an orange color.

IRAS 23385 and IRAS 2A (not visible in this image) were targets for a recent research effort by an international team of astronomers that used Webb to discover that the key ingredients for making potentially habitable worlds are present in early-stage protostars, where planets have not yet formed.

With MIRI’s unprecedented spectral resolution and sensitivity, the JOYS+ (James Webb Observations of Young ProtoStars) program individually identified organic molecules that have been confirmed to be present in interstellar ices. This includes the detection of acetaldehyde, ethanol, methyl formate, and likely acetic acid, in the solid phase.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://webbtelescope.org/contents/news-releases/2024/news-2024-111

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
IRAS 23385
Subject - Milky Way
Star > Evolutionary Stage > Protostar

Distance Details Distance

Universescale1
975 light years

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 23h 40m 49.0s
DEC = 61° 11’ 48.2”
Constellation
Cassiopeia

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Pseudocolor Webb (MIRI) Infrared 1.5 µm
Spectrum_base
Pseudocolor
Stsci_2024-111a_1280
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ID
2024-111a
Subject Category
B.3.1.1  
Subject Name
IRAS 23385
Credits
NASA, ESA, CSA, W.R.M. Rocha (LEI)
Release Date
2024-03-13T00:00:00
Lightyears
975
Redshift
975
Reference Url
https://webbtelescope.org/contents/news-releases/2024/news-2024-111
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
distance in lightyears
Facility
Webb
Instrument
MIRI
Color Assignment
Pseudocolor
Band
Infrared
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
1500
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
Reference Value
355.2043058071206, 61.19670942787843
Reference Dimension
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
Quality
Position
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-p24111a-f-688x1039.tif
Metadata Date
2024-03-14
Metadata Version
1.2
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Universescalefull
975 light years

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