Beta Pictoris (imagen anotada de Miri)

Beta Pictoris (imagen anotada de Miri)

Versión anotada de la imagen Beta Pictoris capturada por Miri de Webb (instrumento de infrarrojo medio). Se ha utilizado un coronagra (círculo negro y dos discos pequeños) para bloquear la luz de la estrella central. Ciertas características se destacan y etiquetan. 

Una línea blanca traza sobre el disco de escombros principales de naranja y está etiquetado como "plano de disco principal". Un delgado disco de color verde azulado está inclinado a unos cinco grados en sentido antihorario en relación con el disco principal de naranja y se destaca por una línea de color verde azulado etiquetado como "disco secundario extendido". Parte del material gris agrupado cerca del centro forma una característica curva en la parte superior derecha, que está marcada con una línea amarilla etiquetada como "cola del gato". 

Una barra de escala muestra que los discos de la imagen beta se extienden por cientos de unidades astronómicas (AU), donde una AU es la distancia promedio de tierra. (En nuestro sistema solar, Neptuno Orbits 30 Au del Sol). En esta imagen, la luz a 15.5 micras es de color cian y 23 microns es naranja (filtros F1550C y F2300C, respectivamente).

Credits

Image

nasa, ESA, CSA, STScI, Christopher STARPHER STARPHER STARTOP (NASA-GSFC), Kellen Lawson (NASA-GSFC), Jens Kammerer (ESO), Marshall Perrin (Stsci)

About The Object
Object Name Beta Pictoris
Object Description Debris disk
R.A. Position 05:47:17.08
Dec. Position -51:03:59.43
Constellation Pictor
Distance 63 light-years (19 parsecs)
Dimensions Image is about 3.6 arcseconds across (712 au)
About The Data
Data Description This image was created with Hubble data from proposal: (C. Stark). Image Processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI).
Instrument MIRI
Exposure Dates 13 December 2022
Filters F1550C, F2300C
About The Image
Color Info This image is a composite of separate exposures acquired by the James Webb Space Telescope using the MIRI instrument. Several filters were used to sample specfic wavelength ranges. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic (grayscale) image associated with an individual filter. In this case, the assigned colors are:   Cyan: F1550C Orange: F2300C
Compass Image Star system Beta Pictoris with labels and graphic overlays. A thin, elongated horizontal orange line appears at the center of the frame, extending almost to the edges. This is a debris disk seen edge-on. A white line traces over the orange debris disk and is labeled “main disk plane.” A thin blue-green disk is inclined about five degrees counterclockwise relative to the orange main disk and is highlighted by a blue-green line labeled “extended secondary disk.” Cloudy, translucent gray material is most prominent near the orange main debris disk. Some of the gray material forms a curved feature in the upper right and is marked with a yellow line labeled “cat’s tail.” The central star, represented as a small white star icon, is blocked by an instrument known as a coronagraph, which forms a large black circle at center and two small disks pointing to the upper left and lower right. The background of space is black. In the lower right corner is a white bar labeled “100 A U.”
About The Object
Object Name A name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
Object Description The type of astronomical object.
R.A. Position Right ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.
Dec. Position Declination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.
Constellation One of 88 recognized regions of the celestial sphere in which the object appears.
Distance The physical distance from Earth to the astronomical object. Distances within our solar system are usually measured in Astronomical Units (AU). Distances between stars are usually measured in light-years. Interstellar distances can also be measured in parsecs.
Dimensions The physical size of the object or the apparent angle it subtends on the sky.
About The Data
Data Description
  • Proposal: A description of the observations, their scientific justification, and the links to the data available in the science archive.
  • Science Team: The astronomers who planned the observations and analyzed the data. "PI" refers to the Principal Investigator.
Instrument The science instrument used to produce the data.
Exposure Dates The date(s) that the telescope made its observations and the total exposure time.
Filters The camera filters that were used in the science observations.
About The Image
Image Credit The primary individuals and institutions responsible for the content.
Publication Date The date and time the release content became public.
Color Info A brief description of the methods used to convert telescope data into the color image being presented.
Orientation The rotation of the image on the sky with respect to the north pole of the celestial sphere.

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