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JWST sees spiral galaxy IC 5332

JWST sees spiral galaxy IC 5332
JWST sees spiral galaxy IC 5332 JWST was able to capture this mesmerizing view of the galaxy IC 5332 using its Mid-InfraRed Instrument (MIRI). At a diameter of about 66,000 light-years, this dramatic, swirling galaxy is just a fraction of the size of the Milky Way, which is about 105,700 light-years in diameter. IC 5332 is located more than 29 million light-years from Earth and was previously imaged by Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3). ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, J. Lee and the PHANGS-JWST and PHANGS-HST Teams