Water Around a Carbon Star

Nhsc_nhsc2010-011a_1024

nhsc_nhsc2010-011a September 1st, 2010

Credit: ESA/PACS/SPIRE/ Consortia

This Herschel image shows IRC+10216, also known as CW Leonis -- a star rich in carbon where astronomers were surprised to find water. This color-coded image shows the star, surrounded by a clumpy envelope of dust, at three infrared wavelengths, taken by Herschel's spectral and photometric imaging receiver (SPIRE) and photodetector array camera and spectrometer (PACS). Blue shows light of 160 microns; green shows 250 microns; and red shows 350 microns.

Provider: Herschel Space Observatory

Image Source: https://www.herschel.caltech.edu/image/nhsc2010-011a

Curator: NASA Herschel Science Center, Pasadena, CA, USA

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Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
IRC+10216

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Herschel (PACS) Infrared 160.0 µm
Green Herschel (SPIRE) Infrared 250.0 µm
Red Herschel (SPIRE) Infrared 350.0 µm
Spectrum_ir1
Blue
Green
Red
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ID
nhsc2010-011a
Subject Category
Subject Name
IRC+10216
Credits
ESA/PACS/SPIRE/ Consortia
Release Date
2010-09-01
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.herschel.caltech.edu/image/nhsc2010-011a
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Facility
Herschel, Herschel, Herschel
Instrument
PACS, SPIRE, SPIRE
Color Assignment
Blue, Green, Red
Band
Infrared, Infrared, Infrared
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
160000, 250000, 350000
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
Quality
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
NASA Herschel Science Center
URL
http://www.herschel.caltech.edu/
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
1200 E. California Blvd.
City
Pasadena
State/Province
CA
Postal Code
91125
Country
USA
Rights
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/imagepolicy/
Publisher
Publisher ID
nhsc
Resource ID
Resource URL
https://www.herschel.caltech.edu/system/avm_image_sqls/binaries/60/original/nhsc2010-011a.tif
Related Resources
Metadata Date
2018-06-21T00:16:27Z
Metadata Version
1.2
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