Corona Australis molecular cloud complex
E450600
The Corona Australis molecular cloud complex is a nearby star-forming region rich in dense gas and dust, known for hosting young stellar objects and reflection nebulae in the constellation Corona Australis.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
molecular cloud complex
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star-forming region ⓘ |
| contains |
Herbig Ae/Be stars
NERFINISHED
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Herbig–Haro objects NERFINISHED ⓘ IC 4812 NERFINISHED ⓘ IRS 7 region NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 6726 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 6727 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 6729 NERFINISHED ⓘ R Coronae Australis NERFINISHED ⓘ R Coronae Australis cloud NERFINISHED ⓘ S Coronae Australis NERFINISHED ⓘ T Tauri stars ⓘ TY Coronae Australis NERFINISHED ⓘ VV Coronae Australis NERFINISHED ⓘ circumstellar disks ⓘ dense molecular gas ⓘ embedded clusters ⓘ interstellar dust ⓘ pre-main-sequence stars ⓘ protostellar cores ⓘ reflection nebulae ⓘ young stellar objects ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
approximately 130 parsecs
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approximately 420 light-years ⓘ |
| hasAgeDistribution | young stellar population ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
dark nebulae
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dense cores ⓘ filamentary structure ⓘ |
| hasStarFormationActivity | ongoing ⓘ |
| hasStarFormationMode | low-mass star formation ⓘ |
| knownFor |
bright reflection nebulae
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embedded protostars ⓘ high extinction regions ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Solar neighborhood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Corona Australis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedIn |
infrared wavelengths
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optical wavelengths ⓘ radio wavelengths ⓘ submillimeter wavelengths ⓘ |
| partOf | Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surveyedBy |
Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array
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ESO telescopes NERFINISHED ⓘ Herschel Space Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ Spitzer Space Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tracedBy |
CO emission
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dust continuum emission ⓘ |
| usedAs | laboratory for star formation studies ⓘ |
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