About the Object

Constellation: Sculptor
Category: Galaxies
MIRI
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Coordinates

Position (RA):23 34 27.09
Position (Dec):-36° 6' 3.96"
Field of view:2.01 x 1.98 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 91.7° left of vertical



Colours & filters

BandWavelengthTelescope
Infrared7.7 μmJames Webb Space Telescope
MIRI
Infrared10 μmJames Webb Space Telescope
MIRI
Infrared11 μmJames Webb Space Telescope
MIRI
Infrared21 μmJames Webb Space Telescope
MIRI

Webb Reveals IC 5332 (scaled)

This image of the spiral galaxy IC 5332, taken by the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope with its MIRI instrument, has been scaled and cropped to match the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope’s view of the same galaxy.

Credit:

ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, J. Lee and the PHANGS-JWST and PHANGS-HST Teams

About the Image

Id: potm2209c
Type: Observation
Release date: 27 September 2022, 06:00
Size: 3038 x 2995 px


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