About the Object
| Name: | NGC 4303 | |
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| Distance: |
55 million light years | |
| Constellation: | Virgo | |
| Category: | Galaxies MIRI NIRCam | |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 12 21 57.17 |
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| Position (Dec): | 4° 28' 14.77" |
| Field of view: | 1.61 x 2.17 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 23.3° right of vertical |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Infrared | 3.0 μm | James Webb Space Telescope NIRCam |
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Infrared
PAH | 3.35 μm | James Webb Space Telescope NIRCam |
| Infrared | 3.6 μm | James Webb Space Telescope NIRCam |
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Infrared
PAH | 7.7 μm | James Webb Space Telescope MIRI |
|
Infrared
PAH | 7.7 μm | James Webb Space Telescope MIRI |
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Infrared
Silicate | 10 μm | James Webb Space Telescope MIRI |
|
Infrared
PAH | 11 μm | James Webb Space Telescope MIRI |
| Infrared | 21 μm | James Webb Space Telescope MIRI |
NGC 4303
This spiral galaxy was observed as part of the Physics at High Angular resolution in Nearby GalaxieS (PHANGS) program, a large project that includes observations from several space- and ground-based telescopes of many galaxies to help researchers study all phases of the star formation cycle, from the formation of stars within dusty gas clouds to the energy released in the process that creates the intricate structures revealed by Webb’s new images.
NGC 4303 is 55 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo.
Learn more about what can be seen in this vast collection of Webb images here.
[Image description: Webb’s image of NGC 4303 shows a portion of the face-on spiral galaxy anchored by its central region, which is located at far right, midway down. Darker, more diffuse orange arms spiral away counterclockwise.]
Credit:NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, J. Lee (STScI), T. Williams (Oxford), PHANGS Team
About the Image
| Id: | weic2403p | |
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| Type: | Observation | |
| Release date: | 29 January 2024, 16:00 | |
| Related releases: | weic2403 | |
| Size: | 1532 x 2066 px | |
