ALMA view of the star-forming region AFGL 5142
This ALMA image shows a detailed view of the star-forming region AFGL 5142. A bright, massive star in its infancy is visible at the centre of the image. The flows of gas from this star have opened up a cavity in the region, and it is in the walls of this cavity (shown in colour), that phosphorus-bearing molecules like phosphorus monoxide are formed. The different colours represent material moving at different speeds.
Credit:ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), Rivilla et al.
About the Image
| Id: | eso2001b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 15 January 2020, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso2001 |
| Size: | 908 x 908 px |
About the Object
| Name: | AFGL 5142 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation |
| Constellation: | Auriga |
| Category: | Nebulae |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 5 30 48.02 |
| Position (Dec): | 33° 47' 53.71" |
| Field of view: | 1.10 x 1.10 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is -0.0° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Millimeter SO +PN [-6.5_-4.5] | 2.74 mm | Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array Band 3 |
| Millimeter SO +PN [-4.5_-2.0] | 2.74 mm | Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array Band 3 |
| Millimeter SO +PN [-2.0_0.0] | 2.74 mm | Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array Band 3 |