Around IRAS 13481-6124

The object IRAS 13481-6124, which consists of a young central star, about 20 times the mass of our Sun and 5 times its radius, surrounded by its pre-natal cocoon, is the first massive baby star for which astronomers could obtain an image of a dusty disc closely encircling it, providing direct evidence that massive stars do form in the same way as their smaller brethren — and closing an enduring debate.

IRAS 13481-6124 is located in the constellation of Centaurus, about 10 000 light-years away.

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Über das Objekt

Name:IRAS 13481-6124
Typ:Milky Way : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Young Stellar Object
Entfernung:10000 Lichtjahre
Constellation:Centaurus
Kategorie:Stars

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Koordinaten

Position (RA):13 51 37.84
Position (Dec):-61° 39' 7.79"
Field of view:179.10 x 179.61 arcminutes
Orientierung:Die Nordrichtung liegt 1.7° rechts zur Vertikale

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