The Gum 15 star formation region

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eso_eso1420a July 2nd, 2014

Credit: ESO

This richly detailed new view from the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at the La Silla Observatory in Chile shows the star formation region Gum 15. This little-known object is located in the constellation of Vela (The Sails), some 3000 light-years from Earth. The glowing cloud is a stunning example of an HII region. It also has a similarity to a more famous HII region, the Trifid Nebula (Messier 20).

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1420a/

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 15
Subject - Local Universe
Nebula > Appearance > Emission
Nebula > Type > Star Formation
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 8h 44m 57.4s
DEC = -41° 15’ 2.5”
Orientation
North is 180.4° CCW
Field of View
34.3 x 29.4 arcminutes
Constellation
Vela

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red MPG-2.2m (WFI) Optical (H-alpha) -
Yellow MPG-2.2m (WFI) Optical (R) -
Blue MPG-2.2m (WFI) Optical (B) -
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ID
eso1420a
Subject Category
C.4.2.1   B.4.1.2  
Subject Name
Gum 15
Credits
ESO
Release Date
2014-07-02T12:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1420a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope, MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope, MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
Instrument
WFI, WFI, WFI
Color Assignment
Red, Yellow, Blue
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
H-alpha, R, B
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
131.238968029, -41.2506834636
Reference Dimension
8660.0, 7419.0
Reference Pixel
4330.0, 3709.0
Scale
-6.60895591339e-05, 6.60895591339e-05
Rotation
180.36
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
eso1420a
Metadata Date
2013-07-23T14:54:13+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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