Astronomy:AFGL 2591
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Short description: Star in the constellation Cygnus
| Reflection nebula | |
|---|---|
| molecular cloud | |
| Observation data: J2000 epoch | |
| Right ascension | 20h 29m 24.867s[1] |
| Declination | +40° 11′ 19.41″[1] |
| Distance | 3330±110[2] pc |
| Apparent diameter | 0.51' [1] |
| Constellation | Cygnus |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Radius | est. 0.87–2.0[2] pc |
| Notable features | high-mass star-forming region[3] |
| Designations | AFGL 2591 IRAS 20275+4001 RAFGL 2591[1] |
AFGL 2591 is a star forming region in the constellation Cygnus. Its dense cloud of gas and dust make its interior invisible to optical telescopes. Images in the infrared show a bright young stellar object, with an associated reflection nebula seen as a glowing cone projecting from the young star. A cluster of stars is forming within the molecular cloud, but most of the infrared radiation is coming from this star, AFGL 2591-VLA3.[3]
Initially AFGL 2591 was thought to be a single young, massive star expelling clouds of gas and dust in multiple events. It was estimated to be about 10 times the mass of the sun and at a distance of only 1,000 parsecs (3,300 light-years).[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Basic data: RAFGL 2591 — Young Stellar Object". SIMBAD. Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=AFGL+2591.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Johnston, K. G.; Shepherd, D. S.; Robitaille, T. P.; Wood, K. (2013). "The standard model of low-mass star formation applied to massive stars: a multi-wavelength picture of AFGL 2591". Astronomy & Astrophysics 551: A43,1–23. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201219657. Bibcode: 2013A&A...551A..43J.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sanna, A.; Reid, M. J.; Carrasco-González, C. et al. (2012). "Clustered star formation and outflows in AFGL 2591". The Astrophysical Journal 745 (2): 191–200. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/745/2/191. Bibcode: 2012ApJ...745..191S.
- ↑ "Gemini Spies Strong Stellar Gusts in Nearby Massive Star". Gemini Observatory. 23 July 2001. http://www.gemini.edu/node/48.
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