SPX-3-334
False-colour IR · R 3.29 / G 1.91 / B 0.85 µmN↑ E←
B1 0.75B2 1.11B3 1.66B4 2.44B5 3.83B6 4.434.99 µm
NebulaOrion≈ 1,350 ly
Orion Nebula
M42 · NGC 1976
The nearest massive star-forming region to the Sun, lit by the Trapezium cluster's young O and B stars.
Why it matters at 0.75–5 µm
Near-infrared light pierces the dust to reveal embedded protostars; the 3.3 µm PAH feature traces UV-excited organic molecules on cloud surfaces.
Identity
RA (ICRS)05h 35m 17.3s
Dec (ICRS)−05° 23′ 28″
Object typeH II region / star-forming nebula
ClassificationLiterature (SIMBAD-equivalent)
SPHEREx data
Order-5 tileSPX-5-5359
Cube pixel(482, 231)
Channels102 · 0.75–5.0 µm
Flagged channels…
SPHEREx spectrum at Orion Nebula
DR1 calibrated cubeFITS
Npix5359_cube.fits · pixel (482, 231) — single 12.9″ pixel at the catalogue position, not an aperture photometry measurement.
Reading 306 values from the 320 MB cube with byte-range requests… 0.0s
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