The RCW120 nebula

Colour-composite image of RCW120 as seen by the ATLASGAL survey. RCW 120 is a region where an expanding bubble of ionised gas about ten light-years across is causing the surrounding material to collapse into dense clumps that are the birthplaces of new stars.

In this image, the ATLASGAL submillimetre-wavelength data are shown in red, overlaid on a view of the region in infrared light, from the Midcourse Space Experiment (MSX) in green and blue.

Crediti:

ESO/APEX & MSX/IPAC/NASA

Riguardo l'immagine

Identificazione:eso0924g
Tipo:Osservazione
Data di rilascio:01 Luglio 2009
Notizie relative:eso0924
Grandezza:600 x 600 px

Riguardo all'oggetto

Nome:RCW120
Tipo:Milky Way : Nebula : Appearance : Emission : H II Region
Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation
Distanza:4500 Anni luce
Categoria:Nebulae

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Colori e filtri

BandaLunghezza d'ondaTelescopio
Infrarosso Other
Infrarosso Other
Millimetro
Submillimetre
870 μmAtacama Pathfinder Experiment
LABOCA