ARP 107 (imagen Nircam y Miri)

ARP 107 (imagen Nircam y Miri)

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Esta imagen compuesta de Arp 107, creada con datos de la NIRCam (Cámara de Infrarrojo Cercano) y el MIRI (Instrumento de Infrarrojo Medio) del Telescopio Espacial James Webb, revela una gran cantidad de información sobre la formación estelar y cómo estas dos galaxias colisionaron hace cientos de millones de años.

Los datos de infrarrojo cercano, mostrados en blanco, muestran estrellas más antiguas, que brillan intensamente en ambas galaxias, así como el tenue puente de gas y estrellas que las une. Las vibrantes galaxias de fondo también están intensamente iluminadas en esta longitud de onda.

Por otro lado, los datos de MIRI muestran las estrellas jóvenes y las regiones de formación estelar en vibrantes tonos naranja y rojo. Nuestra visión en el infrarrojo medio ofrece la mejor vista del punto de colisión, dada la notable brecha en la cima de la galaxia espiral. Esta colisión no solo inició un nuevo episodio de formación estelar en la región, sino también una encantadora sonrisa.

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NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI

Palabras clave:
Galaxias en interacción
Galaxias activas/Cuásares

 
About The Object
Object Name Arp 107
Object Description Interacting Galaxies
R.A. Position 10:52:16.82
Dec. Position +30:04:0.27
Constellation Leo Minor
Distance About 450 million light-years
Dimensions Image is about 5.2 arcmin across (about 700,000 light-years)
About The Data
Data Description   This image was created with Webb data from proposal: (M. Garcia Marin); Image Processing: M. Garcia Marin, Alyssa Pagan (STScI)   
Instrument NIRCam and MIRI
Exposure Dates 1 May 2024, 14-15 May 2024
Filters F090W, F150W, F200W, F277W, F356W, F444W, F770W, F1000W, F1500W
About The Image
Color Info These images are a composite of separate exposures acquired by the James Webb Space Telescope using the NIRCam and MIRI instruments. Several filters were used to sample wide 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: NIRCam> Blue: F090W + F150W, Green: F200W+ F277W, Red: F356W + F444W MIRI> Yellow: F770W, Orange: F1000W, Red: F1500W
Compass and Scale Image A pair of interacting galaxies. The larger of the two galaxies is slightly right of center, and composed of a hazy, bright, white center and a ring of gaseous filaments, which are different shades of red and orange. Toward the bottom left and bottom right of the ring are filaments of gas spiraling inward toward the core. At the top left of the ring is a noticeable gap, bordered by two large, orange pockets of dust and gas. The smaller galaxy to its left is made of hazy white gas and dust, which becomes more diffuse farther away from its center. To this galaxy’s bottom left, there is a smaller, more diffuse gas cloud that wafts outward toward the edges. Many red, orange, and white galaxies are spread throughout, with some hazier in composition and others having more defined spiral patterns.
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
Color Info A brief description of the methods used to convert telescope data into the color image being presented.
Compass and Scale Image An astronomical image with a scale that shows how large an object is on the sky, a compass that shows how the object is oriented on the sky, and the filters with which the image was made.

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