Astronomy:RCW 42
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| Emission nebula | |
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| H II region | |
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| Observation data: J2000.0 epoch | |
| Right ascension | N/A |
| Declination | N/A |
| Distance | 20,000 ly |
| Constellation | Vela |
| Designations | RCW 42, Gum 26, "Caught Pink-Handed" Nebula |
RCW 42 (or Gum 26) is a giant H II region[1] in the Milky Way. It contains DBS2003 38, a deeply embedded infrared cluster.[2] It lies at the western edge of the immense galactic chimney GSH 277+00+36. Not much research has been done on RCW 42, which is unusual, given that its status as a giant H II region suggests that it is one of the greatest and largest regions of star formation in the Milky Way.[3]
References
- ↑ McClure-Griffiths, N. M.; Dickey, John M.; Gaensler, B. M.; Green, A. J. (2003-09-01). "Loops, Drips, and Walls in the Galactic Chimney GSH 277+00+36". The Astrophysical Journal 594 (2): 833–843. doi:10.1086/377152. ISSN 0004-637X. Bibcode: 2003ApJ...594..833M. https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2003ApJ...594..833M.
- ↑ Dutra, C. M.; Bica, E.; Soares, J.; Barbuy, B. (2003-03-01). "New infrared star clusters in the southern Milky Way with 2MASS". Astronomy and Astrophysics 400 (2): 533–539. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20030005. ISSN 0004-6361. Bibcode: 2003A&A...400..533D. https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2003A&A...400..533D.
- ↑ "RCW 42". http://galaxymap.org/cat/view/rcw/42.
category:Milky Way category:Emission nebulae category:Gum Nebula
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