W3 Main
E476472
W3 Main is a dense, massive molecular cloud core within the W3 complex that hosts vigorous high-mass star formation and numerous young stellar objects.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
molecular cloud core
ⓘ
star-forming region ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
clustered star formation
ⓘ
embedded stellar clusters ⓘ massive star cluster formation ⓘ |
| contains |
OH masers
ⓘ
dense molecular gas ⓘ dust cores ⓘ hypercompact H II regions ⓘ infrared sources ⓘ maser sources ⓘ massive protostars ⓘ massive young stellar objects ⓘ methanol masers ⓘ ultracompact H II regions ⓘ water masers ⓘ young stellar objects ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
about 2 kiloparsecs
ⓘ
about 6,000 light-years ⓘ |
| galacticLatitude | about +1 degree ⓘ |
| galacticLongitude | about 133 degrees ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment |
cold molecular gas
ⓘ
high extinction ⓘ high gas column density ⓘ strong UV radiation fields ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
dense
ⓘ
embedded ⓘ high-mass star formation ⓘ massive ⓘ |
| hasStarFormationActivity |
embedded high-mass protostars
ⓘ
multiple generations of star formation ⓘ ongoing ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Milky Way
ⓘ
Perseus Arm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Cassiopeia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
W3 North
ⓘ
W3(OH) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedIn |
infrared wavelengths
ⓘ
millimeter wavelengths ⓘ radio continuum ⓘ submillimeter wavelengths ⓘ |
| partOf |
W3 complex
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
W3 giant molecular cloud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
cluster formation studies
ⓘ
feedback from massive stars ⓘ high-mass star formation research ⓘ |
| tracedBy |
CO emission
ⓘ
NH3 emission ⓘ dust continuum emission ⓘ |
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