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.
ESO/APEX & MSX/IPAC/NASA
About the Image
| Id: | eso0924g |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 1 July 2009 |
| Related releases: | eso0924 |
| Size: | 600 x 600 px |
About the Object
| Name: | RCW120 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Appearance : Emission : H II Region Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation |
| Distance: | 4500 light years |
| Category: | Nebulae |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Infrared | Other | |
| Infrared | Other | |
| Millimeter Submillimetre | 870 μm | Atacama Pathfinder Experiment LABOCA |