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Stsci_2025-121a_1024

stsci_2025-121a June 26th, 2025

Credit: Science: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, and T. Tsukui/Australian Natl. Image Processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI)

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://webbtelescope.org/contents/news-releases/2025/news-2025-121

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

Image Use Policy: https://www.stsci.edu/copyright

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Image Details

Image Type: Collage
Object Name: Spiral Galaxies
Subject - Distant Universe: Galaxy > Type > Spiral

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 3h 32m 14.7s; DEC = -27° 46’ 22.1”
Constellation: Fornax

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Webb (NIRCam)	Infrared	-

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ID: 2025-121a
Subject Category: D.5.1.1
Subject Name: Spiral Galaxies
Credits: Science: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, and T. Tsukui/Australian Natl. Image Processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI)

Release Date: 2025-06-26
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Reference Url: https://webbtelescope.org/contents/news-releases/2025/news-2025-121

Type: Collage
Image Quality: Good
Distance Notes: Distance in lightyears

Facility: Webb
Instrument: NIRCam
Color Assignment

Band: Infrared
Bandpass
Central Wavelength

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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: 2000.0
Reference Value: 53.0614, -27.7728
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Quality: Position
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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-p25121a-f-1700x1850.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI_PR_2025-121/STSCI-J-p25121a-f-1700x1850.tif
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Metadata Date: 2025-06-16T14:58:54-04:00
Metadata Version: 1.2

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