The Gum 29 nebula

eso_eso0837b October 21st, 2008

Credit: ESO

Marked in the image is a double stellar system. The two stars have masses of 82 and 83 times that of our Sun and rotate around each other in approximately 3.7 days. They are amongst the most massive stars known to astronomers.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0837b/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: Gum 29
Subject - Milky Way: Nebula > Appearance > Emission > H II Region

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 10h 24m 14.6s; DEC = -57° 46’ 58.4”
Orientation: North is 0.2° CCW
Field of View: 4.2 x 4.4 arcminutes
Constellation: Carina

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
MPG-2.2m (WFI)	Optical (H-alpha)	-
MPG-2.2m (WFI)	Optical (R)	-
MPG-2.2m (WFI)	Optical (V)	-
MPG-2.2m (WFI)	Optical (B)	-

ID: eso0837b
Subject Category: B.4.2.1.1
Subject Name: Gum 29
Credits: ESO

Release Date: 2008-10-21T00:00:00
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Reference Url: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0837b/

Type: Observation
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Distance Notes

Facility: MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope, MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope, MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope, MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
Instrument: WFI, WFI, WFI, WFI
Color Assignment: Red, Orange, Green, Blue

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: H-alpha, R, V, B
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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 156.060968, -57.782894
Reference Dimension: 1060.0, 1105.0

Reference Pixel: -10.4184553336, 312.467816158
Scale: -6.627241e-05, 6.627241e-05
Rotation: 0.21002209982
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Creator (Curator): European Southern Observatory
URL: http://www.eso.org/
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Telephone
Address: Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City: Garching bei München
State/Province

Postal Code: D-85748
Country: Germany
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID: eso
Resource ID: eso0837b

Resource URL: https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso0837b.tif
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Metadata Date: 2008-10-21T15:24:45+02:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

Detailed color mapping information coming soon...

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