NGC 4579

Spitzer_sig06-003_1024

spitzer_sig06-003 February 9th, 2006

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Kennicutt (University of Arizona) and the SINGS Team

Galaxy NGC 4579 was captured by the Spitzer Infrared Nearby Galaxy Survey (SINGS) Legacy Project using the Spitzer Space Telescope's Infrared Array Camera (IRAC). In this image, the red structures are areas where gas and dust are thought to be forming new stars, while the blue light comes from mature stars.

This SINGS image is a four-channel composite, where blue indicates emission at 3.6 microns, green corresponds to 4.5 microns, and red to 5.8 and 8.0 microns. The contribution from starlight (measured at 3.6 microns) in this picture has been subtracted from the 5.8 and 8 micron images to enhance the visibility of the dust features.

Provider: Spitzer Space Telescope

Image Source: http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/images/2265-sig06-003-NGC-4579

Curator: Spitzer Space Telescope, Pasadena, CA, USA

Image Use Policy: http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/info/18-Image-Use-Policy

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Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Messier 58 M58 NGC 4579
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Spiral

Distance

Universescale2
70,000,000 light years
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 12h 37m 35.4s
DEC = 11° 50’ 54.6”
Orientation
North is 120.2° CW
Field of View
8.8 x 10.9 arcminutes
Constellation
Virgo

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Spitzer (IRAC) Infrared (Near-IR) 3.6 µm
Green Spitzer (IRAC) Infrared (Near-IR) 4.5 µm
Red Spitzer (IRAC) Infrared (Mid-IR) 5.8 µm
Red Spitzer (IRAC) Infrared (Mid-IR) 8.0 µm
The contribution from starlight has been subtracted from the 5.8 and 8.0 micron channels to enhance the visibility of dust features.
Spectrum_base
Blue
Green
Red
Red
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ID
sig06-003
Subject Category
C.5.1.1.  
Subject Name
Messier 58, M58, NGC 4579
Credits
NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Kennicutt (University of Arizona) and the SINGS Team
Release Date
2006-02-09
Lightyears
70,000,000
Redshift
0.005067
Reference Url
http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/images/2265-sig06-003-NGC-4579
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Distance from fast facts
Facility
Spitzer, Spitzer, Spitzer, Spitzer
Instrument
IRAC, IRAC, IRAC, IRAC
Color Assignment
Blue, Green, Red, Red
Band
Infrared, Infrared, Infrared, Infrared
Bandpass
Near-IR, Near-IR, Mid-IR, Mid-IR
Central Wavelength
3600, 4500, 5800, 8000
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
T
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
Reference Value
189.397455972, 11.8485014446
Reference Dimension
706, 869
Reference Pixel
395.249542236, 224.99899292
Scale
-0.00020839686982107, 0.00020839686982107
Rotation
-120.23828958441
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
Spitzer Space Telescope
URL
http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu
Name
Spitzer Space Telescope
Email
Telephone
Address
1200 E. California Blvd.
City
Pasadena
State/Province
CA
Postal Code
91125
Country
USA
Rights
http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/info/18-Image-Use-Policy
Publisher
Spitzer Science Center
Publisher ID
spitzer
Resource ID
sig06-003.tif
Metadata Date
2012-10-11
Metadata Version
1.1
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70,000,000 light years

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