Starburst Region NGC 3603 IRS 9
Sky region around the very young infrared sources IRS 9, located about 8.5 light-years south of the NGC 3603 cluster. IRS 9A-C represent the brightest members of a sparse association of protostars, still embedded in circumstellar envelopes, but in a region of the pristine molecular cloud core, now largely "blown-free" from gas and dust. The intrinsic brightness of these nascent stars is impressive: 100,000, 1000 and 1000 times that of the Sun for IRS 9A, IRS 9B and IRS 9C, respectively.
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ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso0317c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 16 June 2003 |
| Related releases: | eso0317 |
| Size: | 800 x 797 px |
About the Object
| Name: | IRS 9A-C |
| Type: | • Milky Way : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Protostar • X - Star Clusters |
| Distance: | 9000 light years |
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