RCW 41
This near-infrared image obtained with GeMS adaptive optics system resolves the stars inside RCW 41, a star-forming region harboring a massive star cluster surrounded by dust and gas. It lies in the Vela Molecular Ridge, a vast star-forming complex in the plane of our Milky Way galaxy.
Credit:International Gemini Observatory, Henri Michel Pierre Plana (Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz) and T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage)
About the Image
Id: | gemini-2013-rcw41-legacy |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | June 30, 2020, 9:55 p.m. |
Size: | 3616 x 4416 px |
About the Object
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Coordinates
Position (RA): | 9 16 43.91 |
Position (Dec): | -47° 56' 43.68" |
Field of view: | 1.19 x 1.45 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 26.4° right of vertical |
Colors & filters
Band | Tele-scope |
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Infrared | Gemini South GeMS |
Infrared | Gemini South GeMS |
Infrared | Gemini South GeMS |