Rotation of the disc in M 17
Position-velocity diagram revealing the rotation of the disc. It is derived from a cut along the major axis of the disc, using the IRAM Plateau de Bure interferometer. For comparison, the theoretically expected position-velocity curve for an edge-on disc around a star of 15 solar masses is shown, the outer part of which (radii larger than about 15,400 AU) is in Keplerian rotation while its inner part is modeled as a rigid rotator.
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ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso0416d |
| Type: | Collage |
| Release date: | 12 May 2004 |
| Related releases: | eso0416 |
| Size: | 1067 x 598 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Messier 17, Omega Nebula |
| Type: | • Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Disk • Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation • Nebulae • Stars |
| Distance: | 5500 light years |
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