W5 star-forming region
E112202
W5 star-forming region is a vast complex of gas and dust in the Milky Way where numerous new stars are being born, notable for its large cavities carved by stellar winds and radiation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| W5 star-forming region canonical | 1 |
| radio source W5 | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
H II region
ⓘ
interstellar gas and dust complex ⓘ star-forming region ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
IC 1848 (Soul Nebula)
ⓘ
surface form:
IC 1848 region
W5 H II region ⓘ
surface form:
Westerhout 5
|
| associatedWith |
Heart Nebula
ⓘ
surface form:
Soul Nebula
|
| belongsToCatalog |
Cambridge radio source surveys
ⓘ
surface form:
Westerhout radio catalog
|
| contains |
B-type stars
ⓘ
large cavities carved by stellar radiation ⓘ large cavities carved by stellar winds ⓘ massive O-type stars ⓘ pre-main-sequence stars ⓘ protostars ⓘ young stellar clusters ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
approximately 2 kiloparsecs
ⓘ
approximately 6000 light-years ⓘ |
| hasEmission |
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon features in the infrared
ⓘ
strong hydrogen recombination lines ⓘ thermal radio continuum ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment |
cavities filled with hot ionized gas
ⓘ
dense molecular filaments ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bright-rimmed clouds
ⓘ
embedded young stellar objects ⓘ ionized hydrogen gas ⓘ molecular clouds ⓘ photodissociation regions ⓘ pillars of gas and dust ⓘ |
| hasMorphology |
bubble-like H II cavities
ⓘ
complex network of ionization fronts ⓘ |
| hasPhysicalProcess |
gas compression in expanding shells
ⓘ
photoevaporation of dense clumps ⓘ stellar feedback ⓘ |
| hasProcess | ongoing star formation ⓘ |
| hasRole |
laboratory for studying stellar feedback on the interstellar medium
ⓘ
laboratory for studying triggered star formation ⓘ |
| hasStarFormationMode | triggered star formation ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Milky Way
ⓘ
Perseus Spiral Arm ⓘ
surface form:
Perseus Arm of the Milky Way
|
| observedIn |
infrared wavelengths
ⓘ
optical wavelengths ⓘ radio wavelengths ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cassiopeia
ⓘ
surface form:
Cassiopeia constellation region
|
| starFormationTriggeredBy |
expanding H II region fronts
ⓘ
massive OB stars ⓘ |
| studiedFor | sequential star formation along cavity rims ⓘ |
| surveyedBy | Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ |
| surveyedIn |
GLIMPSE survey
ⓘ
MIPSGAL survey ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
IC 1848
this entity surface form:
radio source W5