FGS/NIRISS

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FGS/NIRISS is a combined fine-guidance sensor and near-infrared imaging spectrograph on the James Webb Space Telescope used for precise pointing and exoplanet and deep-universe observations.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf fine guidance sensor
near-infrared imaging spectrograph
space telescope instrument
abbreviationOf Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph
surface form: Fine Guidance Sensor / Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph
collaboratesWith European Space Agency
NASA
contributedBy Canada
designedFor high sensitivity in near-infrared
stability in pointing
hasCapability aperture masking interferometry
high-precision astrometry
high-precision photometry
slitless grism spectroscopy
hasComponent Fine Guidance Sensor
Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph
launchDate 2021-12-25
launchedWith James Webb Space Telescope
launchVehicle Ariane 5
locatedOn James Webb Space Telescope
missionType space observatory instrument
mountedOn JWST Integrated Science Instrument Module
observes brown dwarfs
distant galaxies
exoplanet atmospheres
star-forming regions
transiting exoplanets
operatedBy Canadian Space Agency
partOf James Webb Space Telescope
primaryFunction fine guidance for precise pointing
near-infrared imaging
near-infrared spectroscopy
provides fine pointing information
guide star acquisition
science imaging data
spectroscopic data
spaceAgency Canadian Space Agency
supportsInstrument JWST attitude control system
telescope James Webb Space Telescope
usedFor astrometry
coronagraphy
cosmological deep fields
deep-universe observations
exoplanet characterization
exoplanet observations
exoplanet transit spectroscopy
high-precision pointing control
high-redshift galaxy observations
slitless spectroscopy
usesWavelengthRange near-infrared

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NIRSpec coLocatedWith FGS/NIRISS