Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  Proxima Centauri (α Cen C)  ·  The star Proxima
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NGC 5068, John Bozeman
NGC 5068
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NGC 5068

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NGC 5068 is a face-on field barred spiral galaxy in the Virgo constellation. NGC 5068 is located approximately 22 million light-years away and has a diameter that exceeds 45000 light-years. This image shows the core detail.

Data from the James Webb Space Telescope MAST Portal. Release date: 2023-03-01

Camera: MIRI

Color Mapped:

Red-F2100W
Green-F1130W/F1000W
Blue-F770W

Processed with FITS Liberator, PixInsight and Photoshop 2023.

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NGC 5068, John Bozeman