Reflection Nebula Bernes 149 in Dark Cloud Lupus 3

The two young, low-mass proto-stars HR 5999 and HR 6000 illuminate nearby dust, creating the reflection nebula Bernes 149. These stars grew out of the dusty dark cloud of Lupus 3, part of a larger complex of as many as nine dark clouds.

Credit:

CTIO/NOIRLab/DOE/NSF/AURA/ T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF’s NOIRLab)
Image Processing: D. de Martin & M. Zamani (NSF’s NOIRLab)

 

About the Image

Id:noirlab2313a
Type:Observation
Release date:May 18, 2023, 8:39 a.m.
Related releases:noirlab2313
Size:22948 x 12937 px

About the Object

Name:HR 5999, HR 6000
Distance:600 light years
Constellation:Scorpius
Category:Nebulae
Stars

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Coordinates

ObjectValue
Position (RA):16 8 22.56
Position (Dec):-39° 9' 22.10"
Field of view:103.26 x 58.21 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 0.1° right of vertical


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BandWave-lengthTele-scope
Optical
g
473 nmVíctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope
DECam
Optical
r
642 nmVíctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope
DECam
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784 nmVíctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope
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