The star formation region Gum 41
This new image from the Wide Field Imager (WFI) on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at the La Silla Observatory in Chile reveals a cloud of hydrogen and newborn stars called Gum 41. In the middle of this little-known nebula, brilliant hot young stars emit energetic radiation that causes the surrounding hydrogen to glow with a characteristic red hue.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso1413a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 16 April 2014, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1413 |
| Size: | 7508 x 7519 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Gum 41 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation |
| Distance: | 7500 light years |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Category: | Nebulae |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 11 30 24.23 |
| Position (Dec): | -63° 49' 2.34" |
| Field of view: | 29.78 x 29.82 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.2° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical B | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Optical V | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Optical R | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Optical H-alpha | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |