The galactic starburst region NGC 3603 (annotated)

The region around NGC 3603, a cluster of young, hot O and B-type stars still partly embedded in its natal cloud of gas and dust. A small group of nascent, very massive stars has been found to the south of the cluster centre — here indicated as "IRS9". The image was obtained with the ISAAC multi-mode instrument at the 8.2-m VLT ANTU telescope at Paranal. The orientation and the scale at the distance of NGC 3603 (22,000 light-years) are indicated.

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Über das Bild

ID:eso0317a
Typ:Beobachtung
Veröffentlichungsdatum:16. Juni 2003
Dazugehörige Veröffentlichungen:eso0317
Größe:2115 x 2114 px

Über das Objekt

Name:NGC 3603
Typ:Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster
Entfernung:20000 Lichtjahre
Constellation:Carina
Kategorie:Nebulae
Star Clusters
Stars

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Koordinaten

Position (RA):11 15 9.16
Position (Dec):-61° 16' 17.49"
Field of view:3.36 x 3.35 arcminutes
Orientierung:Die Nordrichtung liegt 0.0° links zur Vertikale

Farben & Filter

SpektralbereichWellenlängeTeleskop
Infrarot
J
1.25 μmVery Large Telescope
ISAAC
Infrarot
H
1.65 μmVery Large Telescope
ISAAC
Infrarot
K
2.2 μmVery Large Telescope
ISAAC