Around the star-formation region Gum 19 (RCW 34)

Eso_eso1014b_1024

eso_eso1014b March 31st, 2010

Credit: ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2

This image shows the area around the star-forming region Gum 19 (also known as RCW 34), in the direction of the constellation of Vela (The Sails), as seen by the Digitized Sky Survey 2. The image covers an area of 3 by 3 degrees on the sky.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1014b/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Gum 19 RCW 34
Subject - Milky Way
Nebula > Appearance > Emission > H II Region
Nebula > Type > Star Formation
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 8h 56m 28.1s
DEC = -43° 5’ 57.7”
Orientation
North is 3.1° CCW
Field of View
3.0 x 2.9 degrees
Constellation
Vela

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Orange DSS2 (None) Optical (R) -
Cyan DSS2 (None) Optical (B) -
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ID
eso1014b
Subject Category
B.4.2.1.1   B.4.1.2  
Subject Name
Gum 19, RCW 34
Credits
ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2
Release Date
2010-03-31T12:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1014b/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Newer 2005 distance used (earlier one was much bigger).
Facility
Digitized Sky Survey 2, Digitized Sky Survey 2
Instrument
None, None
Color Assignment
Orange, Cyan
Band
Optical, Optical
Bandpass
R, B
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
134.117206, -43.099371
Reference Dimension
10650.0, 10402.0
Reference Pixel
5335.31201676, 5259.31535896
Scale
-0.0002796931, 0.0002796931
Rotation
3.09378449343
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
European Southern Observatory
URL
http://www.eso.org/
Name
Email
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
eso1014b
Metadata Date
2010-03-15T12:37+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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