Dusty disk around MWC 789
The dusty disk around MWC 789 is part of a survey of 44 young massive stars to investigate planet formation shows dusty, swirling disks — likely to become new solar systems. The image was taken with the Gemini Planet Imager (GPI) instrument on the Gemini South telescope of the International Gemini Observatory, a Program of NSF’s NOIRLab.
Credit:International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/E. Rich (Michigan University)
About the Image
| Id: | noirlab2212g |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | June 15, 2022, 10:15 a.m. |
| Related releases: | noirlab2212 |
| Size: | 1089 x 1089 px |
About the Object
| Name: | MWC 789 |
| Constellation: | Orion |
| Category: | Gemini Observatory |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 6 1 59.99 |
| Position (Dec): | 16° 30' 56.72" |
| Field of view: | 0.04 x 0.04 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 32.4° left of vertical |
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Colors & filters
| Band | Wave-length | Tele-scope |
|---|---|---|
| Infrared H | 1.64 μm | Gemini South GPI |