Astronomy:Dark Wolf Nebula

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Dark Wolf Nebula
Nebula
Dark nebula
Image captured of the Dark Wolf Nebula by the VLT Survey Telescope (VST) at ESO's Paranal Observatory in Chile.
Observation data: J2000 epoch
Right ascension 16h 54m 10s[1]
Declination−43° 23′ 10″[1]
Distance5,300[2][3] ly
Apparent dimensions (V)60 x 60 arcmins[1]
ConstellationScorpius
DesignationsFenrir Nebula, SL 17
See also: Lists of nebulae

The Dark Wolf Nebula (also known as the Fenrir Nebula or SL 17) is a dark nebula located around 5,300 light years away in the constellation of Scorpius. It lies within the larger H II region Gum 55 (RCW 113).[4][5] The "dark wolf" name derives from the wolf-like appearance of darker parts of the nebula.[6]

Discovery

The Dark Wolf Nebula was catalogued as SL 17 by Swedish astronomers A. Sandqvist and K.P. Lindroos in 1976 during there study of interstellar formaldehyde in the southern dark nebulae.[7]

  • Location of Dark Wolf Nebula
    Location of Dark Wolf Nebula

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "The Dark Wolf Nebula". European Southern Observatory. 31 October 2024. https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso2416a/. 
  2. ↑ "New ESO image captures a dark wolf in the sky". European Southern Observatory. 31 October 2024. https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2416/. 
  3. ↑ Todd, Iain (31 October 2024). "Howlingly-good image of Dark Wolf Nebula is as big as four full Moons in the sky". BBC Sky at Night. https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/news/dark-wolf-nebula. 
  4. ↑ "Gum 55". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=Gum+55. 
  5. ↑ "APOD: 2026 May 20 – The Dark Wolf Nebula - NASA". NASA. 20 May 2026. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260520.html. 
  6. ↑ Haynes, Korey (12 November 2024). "ESO captures Dark Wolf Nebula stalking across the Milky Way". Astronomy (magazine). https://www.astronomy.com/science/eso-captures-dark-wolf-nebula-stalking-across-the-milky-way/. 
  7. ↑ Sandqvist, A.; Lindroos, K.P. (December 1976). "Interstellar formaldehyde in southern dark dust clouds". https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1976A&A....53..179S/abstract. 

Coordinates: Sky map 16h 54m 10s, −43° 23′ 10″




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