About the Object
| Name: | NGC 5068 | |
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| Distance: |
20 million light years | |
| Constellation: | Virgo | |
| Category: | Galaxies MIRI NIRCam | |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 13 18 50.60 |
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| Position (Dec): | -21° 2' 3.08" |
| Field of view: | 3.63 x 2.03 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 35.9° 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 |
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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 5068
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 5068 is 20 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 5068 shows a portion of a messy face-on barred spiral galaxy in shades of white, yellow, orange, and red. The galaxy’s bar is a bright yellow arc-shaped region toward the centre-left, and it is very difficult to see a spiral shape.]
Credit:NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, J. Lee (STScI), T. Williams (Oxford), PHANGS Team
About the Image
| Id: | weic2403s | |
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| Type: | Observation | |
| Release date: | 29 January 2024, 16:00 | |
| Related releases: | weic2403 | |
| Size: | 3457 x 1934 px | |
