Chamaeleon molecular clouds
E459018
The Chamaeleon molecular clouds are a nearby complex of dark interstellar clouds rich in gas and dust, known as an active region of low-mass star formation in the southern sky.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
molecular cloud complex
ⓘ
star-forming region ⓘ |
| ageOfStellarPopulation | a few million years ⓘ |
| catalogCode |
Cha I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cha II ⓘ Cha III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Chamaeleon I molecular cloud
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chamaeleon II molecular cloud NERFINISHED ⓘ Chamaeleon III molecular cloud NERFINISHED ⓘ Chamaeleon IV molecular cloud NERFINISHED ⓘ dark nebulae ⓘ reflection nebulae ⓘ |
| containsObjectType |
Herbig–Haro objects
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
dense cores ⓘ pre-main-sequence stars ⓘ protoplanetary disks ⓘ protostars ⓘ |
| containsStellarAssociation |
Chamaeleon I association
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chamaeleon II association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
approximately 150 parsecs
ⓘ
approximately 500 light-years ⓘ |
| environmentType | nearby dark cloud complex ⓘ |
| gasComponent | molecular hydrogen ⓘ |
| hasAngularSize | several degrees on the sky ⓘ |
| hasExtinction | high visual extinction regions ⓘ |
| hasNotableRegion |
Cha I North
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cha I South NERFINISHED ⓘ Cha II core NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStarFormationActivity | ongoing ⓘ |
| hasStarFormationEfficiency | relatively low ⓘ |
| hasStarFormationMode | low-mass dominated ⓘ |
| knownFor |
T Tauri stars
ⓘ
low-mass star formation ⓘ young stellar objects ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Chamaeleon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInSkyHemisphere | southern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
| observedInWavelength |
infrared
ⓘ
millimeter ⓘ optical ⓘ |
| partOf | Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| richIn |
interstellar dust
ⓘ
interstellar gas ⓘ |
| surveyedBy |
ESO telescopes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Herschel Space Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ IRAS NERFINISHED ⓘ Spitzer Space Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tracedBy | CO emission ⓘ |
| usedAs | laboratory for low-mass star formation studies ⓘ |
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