About the Object

Name: NGC 5068
Distance: 20 million light years
Constellation: Virgo
Category: Galaxies
MIRI
NIRCam

Coordinates

Position (RA):13 18 50.60
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

BandWavelengthTelescope
Infrared 3.0 μmJames Webb Space Telescope
NIRCam
Infrared
PAH
3.35 μmJames Webb Space Telescope
NIRCam
Infrared 3.6 μmJames Webb Space Telescope
NIRCam
Infrared
PAH
7.7 μmJames Webb Space Telescope
MIRI
Infrared
PAH
7.7 μmJames Webb Space Telescope
MIRI
Infrared
Silicate
10 μmJames Webb Space Telescope
MIRI
Infrared
PAH
11 μmJames Webb Space Telescope
MIRI
Infrared 21 μmJames 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
Type: Observation
Release date: 29 January 2024, 16:00
Related releases: weic2403
Size: 3457 x 1934 px


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