Helix Nebula (VISTA, Webb)
stsci_2026-103b January 19th, 2012
Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STSCI, ESO/VISTA/J. Emerson. Acknowledgment: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit
This image of the Helix Nebula from the Visible and Infrared Telescope for Astronomy (left) shows the full view of the planetary nebula, with a box highlighting the smaller field of view from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRCam (right).
Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute
Image Source: https://science.nasa.gov/asset/webb/helix-nebula-context-vista-and-webb/
Curator: ESA/Webb; STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Position Details
Color Mapping
| Telescope | Spectral Band | Wavelength | |
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Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VIRCAM) | Infrared (K) | 1.2 µm |
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Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VIRCAM) | Infrared (J) | 1.9 µm |
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Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VIRCAM) | Infrared (K) | 2.1 µm |
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Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VIRCAM) | Infrared (Pseudocolour (J+Y)) | 3.6 µm |
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Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VIRCAM) | Infrared (Y) | 4.4 µm |
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Webb (NIRCam) | Infrared | 4.7 µm |
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Webb (NIRCam) | Infrared | - |
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Webb (NIRCam) | Infrared | - |
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Webb (NIRCam) | Infrared | - |
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Webb (NIRCam) | Infrared | - |
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Webb (NIRCam) | Infrared | - |
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- ID
- 2026-103b
- Subject Category
- B.4.1.3
- Subject Name
- Helix Nebula, NGC 7293
- Credits
- NASA, ESA, CSA, STSCI, ESO/VISTA/J. Emerson. Acknowledgment: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit
- Release Date
- 2012-01-19T12:00:00
- Lightyears
- 650
- Redshift
- 650
- Reference Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/asset/webb/helix-nebula-context-vista-and-webb/
- Type
- Observation
- Image Quality
- Good
- Distance Notes
- Distance in lightyears
- Facility
- Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy, Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy, Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy, Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy, Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy, Webb, Webb, Webb, Webb, Webb, Webb
- Instrument
- VIRCAM, VIRCAM, VIRCAM, VIRCAM, VIRCAM, NIRCam, NIRCam, NIRCam, NIRCam, NIRCam, NIRCam
- Color Assignment
- Red, Red, Orange, Cyan, Blue, Blue, Blue, Green, Green, Red, Red
- Band
- Infrared, Infrared, Infrared, Infrared, Infrared, Infrared, Infrared, Infrared, Infrared, Infrared, Infrared
- Bandpass
- K, J, K, Pseudocolour (J+Y), Y
- Central Wavelength
- 1150, 1870, 2120, 3560, 4440, 4700
- Start Time
- Integration Time
- Dataset ID
- Notes
- Coordinate Frame
- ICRS
- Equinox
- J2000
- Reference Value
- 337.410856, -20.837221
- Reference Dimension
- Reference Pixel
- Scale
- Rotation
- Coordinate System Projection:
- Quality
- Position
- FITS Header
- Notes
- Creator (Curator)
- ESA/Webb; STScI
- URL
- https://www.stsci.edu/
- Name
- Space Telescope Science Institute Office of Public Outreach
- outreach@stsci.edu
- Telephone
- 410-338-4444
- Address
- 3700 San Martin Dr
- City
- Baltimore
- State/Province
- MD
- Postal Code
- 21218
- Country
- USA
- Rights
- https://www.stsci.edu/copyright
- Publisher
- European Southern Observatory
- Publisher ID
- stsci
- Resource ID
- STSCI-J-p26103b-f-7781x4510.tif
- Resource URL
- https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI_PR_2026-103/STSCI-J-p26103b-f-7781x4510.tif
- Related Resources
- Metadata Date
- 2026-02-24T15:47:34-05:00
- Metadata Version
- 1.1
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