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Collection:
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NASA Spitzer Space Telescope Collection
Collection
NASA Spitzer Space Telescope Collection
Collection
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Title:
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Steamy Star in NGC 1333
Title
Steamy Star in NGC 1333
Title
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Description:
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This image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows a stellar nursery called NGC 1333. Spitzer discovered that a pre-planetary disk of dust surrounding an embryonic star within this region, called NGC 1333-IRAS 4B, is drenched with water vapor.
NGC 1333 is located about 1,000 light-years away in the Perseus constellation. It is a cloud of gas and dust that is busy manufacturing new stars. Spitzer surveyed four of the very youngest stars in this region and 26 others elsewhere, but found only one, NGC 1333-IRAS 4B, with water vapor. This might be because NGC 1333-IRAS 4B is in just the right orientation for Spitzer to view deep inside the developing star system and detect the water vapor.
Description
This image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows a stellar nursery called NGC 1333. Spitzer discovered that a pre-planetary disk of dust surrounding an embryonic star within this region, called NGC 1333-IRAS 4B, is drenched with water vapor.
NGC 1333 is located about 1,000 light-years away in the Perseus constellation. It is a cloud of gas and dust that is busy manufacturing new stars. Spitzer surveyed four of the very youngest stars in this region and 26 others elsewhere, but found only one, NGC 1333-IRAS 4B, with water vapor. This might be because NGC 1333-IRAS 4B is in just the right orientation for Spitzer to view deep inside the developing star system and detect the water vapor.
Description
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Release Date:
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2005/11/15
Release_Date
2005/11/15
Release Date
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Press Release:
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Press_Release
Press Release
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Release Credit:
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NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. A. Gutermuth (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA)
Release_Credit
NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. A. Gutermuth (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA)
Release Credit
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Image Credit:
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NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. A. Gutermuth (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA)
Image_Credit
NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. A. Gutermuth (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA)
Image Credit
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Object name:
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NGC 1333
Object_name
NGC 1333
Object name
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Object name:
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NGC1333
Object_name
NGC1333
Object name
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Object type:
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Reflection Nebula
Object_type
Reflection Nebula
Object type
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Position (J2000):
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*RA: *03h29m4.00s *Dec: *31d18m50.00s
Position_(J2000)
*RA: *03h29m4.00s *Dec: *31d18m50.00s
Position (J2000)
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Distance:
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1,000 light-years
Distance
1,000 light-years
Distance
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Constellation:
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Perseus
Constellation
Perseus
Constellation
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Wavelength:
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3.6 microns (blue), 4.5 microns (green), 5.8 microns (orange), 8.0 microns (red)
Wavelength
3.6 microns (blue), 4.5 microns (green), 5.8 microns (orange), 8.0 microns (red)
Wavelength
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Image scale:
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26 x 34 arcmin
Image_scale
26 x 34 arcmin
Image scale
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Observers:
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Rob Gutermuth (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)
Alicia Porras (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)
Lori Allen (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)
Rebecca Dell (Harvard University)
Phil Myers (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)
Tom Megeath (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)
James Muzerolle (Steward Observatory/Universi ty of Arizona)
Judy Pipher (University of Rochester)
Observers
Rob Gutermuth (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)
Alicia Porras (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)
Lori Allen (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)
Rebecca Dell (Harvard University)
Phil Myers (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)
Tom Megeath (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)
James Muzerolle (Steward Observatory/Universi ty of Arizona)
Judy Pipher (University of Rochester)
Observers
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Instrument:
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IRAC
Instrument
IRAC
Instrument
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Exposure Date:
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February 10, 2004 and September 8, 2004
Exposure_Date
February 10, 2004 and September 8, 2004
Exposure Date
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Exposure Time:
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48 seconds per position in combined mosaics
Exposure_Time
48 seconds per position in combined mosaics
Exposure Time
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Orientation:
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N is 14.5 deg CCW from up
Orientation
N is 14.5 deg CCW from up
Orientation
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note:
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*Full-resolution image without packaging or callout* Screen-Resolution (349x450): JPEG [ http://ipac.jpl.nas…ssc2005-24a1_small.j pg ] High-Resolution (2100x2705): JPEG | Mac TIFF | PC TIFF Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. A. Gutermuth (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA)
note
*Full-resolution image without packaging or callout* Screen-Resolution (349x450): JPEG [ http://ipac.jpl.nas…ssc2005-24a1_small.j pg ] High-Resolution (2100x2705): JPEG | Mac TIFF | PC TIFF Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. A. Gutermuth (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA) note
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facet_what:
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Spitzer Space Telescope
facet_what
Spitzer Space Telescope
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Perseus
facet_what
Perseus
facet_what
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facet_what:
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NGC
facet_what
NGC
facet_what
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facet_what:
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NGC 1333
facet_what
NGC 1333
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS)
facet_what
Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS)
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Infrared Array Camera (IRAC)
facet_what
Infrared Array Camera (IRAC)
facet_what
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facet_where:
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Arizona
facet_where
Arizona
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_where
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Washington, D.C.
facet_where
Washington, D.C.
facet_where
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facet_when:
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February 10, 2004
facet_when
February 10, 2004
facet_when
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facet_when:
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September 8, 2004
facet_when
September 8, 2004
facet_when
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facet_when_year:
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2004
facet_when_year
2004
facet_when_year
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Image #:
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ssc2007-14b
Image_#
ssc2007-14b
Image #
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original url:
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original_url
original url
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UID:
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SPD-SPITZ-ssc2007-14 b
UID
SPD-SPITZ-ssc2007-14 b
UID
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