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Infrared view of the Rho Ophiuchi star-forming region

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eso_eso1234c August 29th, 2012

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/WISE Team

This image shows the Rho Ophiuchi star-forming region in infrared light, as seen by NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Explorer (WISE). Blue and cyan represent light emitted at wavelengths of 3.4 and 4.6 micrometres, which is predominantly from stars. Green and red represent light from 12 and 22 micrometres, respectively, which is mostly emitted by dust.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1234c/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: Rho Ophiuchi
Subject - Milky Way: Nebula > Type > Star Formation

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Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 16h 25m 16.1s; DEC = -24° 15’ 55.5”
Orientation: North is 0.1° CCW
Field of View: 3.9 x 3.9 degrees
Constellation: Ophiuchus

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Other (None)	Infrared	22.0 µm
	Other (None)	Infrared	12.0 µm
	Other (None)	Infrared	4.6 µm
	Other (None)	Infrared	3.4 µm

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ID: eso1234c
Subject Category: B.4.1.2
Subject Name: Rho Ophiuchi
Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/WISE Team

Release Date: 2012-08-29T12:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1234c/

Type: Observation
Image Quality: Good
Distance Notes

Facility: Other, Other, Other, Other
Instrument: None, None, None, None
Color Assignment: Red, Green, Cyan, Blue

Band: Infrared, Infrared, Infrared, Infrared
Bandpass
Central Wavelength: 22000, 12000, 4600, 3400

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Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 246.316887317, -24.2654192263
Reference Dimension: 10282.0, 10100.0

Reference Pixel: 5141.0, 5050.0
Scale: -0.000381841288008, 0.000381841288008
Rotation: 0.12713062157160948
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
FITS Header
Notes

Creator (Curator): European Southern Observatory
URL: http://www.eso.org/
Name
Email: outreach@ssl.berkeley.edu

Telephone
Address: Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City: Garching bei München
State/Province

Postal Code: D-85748
Country: Germany
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID: eso
Resource ID: eso1234c

Resource URL: https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso1234c.tif
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Metadata Date: 2024-02-22T14:22:01.630654
Metadata Version: 1.1

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