About the Object
| Distance: |
25 million light years | |
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| Constellation: | Leo | |
| Category: | Galaxies NIRCam Picture of the Month | |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 10 25 5.63 |
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| Position (Dec): | 17° 9' 43.00" |
| Field of view: | 1.96 x 2.02 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 156.2° left of vertical |
Interactive Sky View
Background Survey Options
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
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| Infrared (Blue) | 1.5 μm | James Webb Space Telescope NIRCam |
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Infrared
(Cyan) P-alpha | 1.87 μm | James Webb Space Telescope NIRCam |
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Infrared
(Green) water ice | 3.0 μm | James Webb Space Telescope NIRCam |
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Infrared
(Red) PAH | 3.35 μm | James Webb Space Telescope NIRCam |
Arp 263 (crop)
The latest ESA/Webb Picture of the Month is a new, infrared look into the strange final phase of a galactic merger. Arp 263, an irregular galaxy, lies in the constellation Leo at a relatively nearby distance of around 25 million light-years.
This version of the image is adjusted for comparison with Hubble’s view of Arp 263 — see them together here.
[Image Description: An irregular galaxy, appearing like a broad band of tiny stars. It is much denser on one side, with a faint cloud of gas among the stars. Clumps of brighter points are newly formed stars, with the largest lights being star clusters. Shells of glowing orange dust surround the clumps. A foreground star appears very large and bright. A few distant galaxies appear in the background.]
Credit:ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, A. Leroy
About the Image
| Id: | potm2608c | |
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| Type: | Observation | |
| Release date: | 27 August 2026, 10:00 | |
| Size: | 3836 x 3940 px | |
