RCW 108
| Emission nebula | |
|---|---|
| H II region | |
 RCW 108, as photographed by the Wide Field Imager in 1999 | |
| Observation data: J2000.0 epoch | |
| Right ascension | N/A |
| Declination | N/A |
| Distance | 4,000 ly |
| Constellation | Ara |
| Designations | Rim Nebula, NGC 6188 |
RCW 108 is a large star formation region in Carina–Sagittarius arm of the Milky Way, about 4,000 light years from Earth.[1] It is located in the Constellation Ara.[2] RCW 108 is in the process of being destroyed by intense light, which radiates from massive star insides it including stars in the star cluster NGC 6193. NGC 6188 or Rim Nebula, which is a part of RCW 108, has an angular extent of 20.0' × 12.0', and has been heavily documented by multiple telescopes, including Chandra and Spitzer.[3]
Gallery
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Composite of X-ray data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory (blue) and infrared emission detected by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope (red and orange)
1999 composite from the Wide Field Imager
Based on approx. 600 individual exposures with the SOFI instrument at the 3.58-m ESO New Technology Telescope
References
[edit]- ↑ EOS. "RCW 108: Massive Young Stars Trigger Stellar Birth". NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Retrieved 2024-03-20.
- ↑ information@eso.org. "Star-forming region RCW 108 in Ara". www.eso.org. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
- ↑ "NGC 6188". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2024-03-20.