IC 1590
E476476
IC 1590 is a young open star cluster embedded within the emission nebula NGC 281 in the constellation Cassiopeia, notable for its role in illuminating and shaping the surrounding gas and dust.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
open star cluster
ⓘ
young star cluster ⓘ |
| age | a few million years ⓘ |
| ageClass | very young ⓘ |
| apparentPosition | near the center of NGC 281 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
NGC 281
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacman Nebula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestObservationSeason | autumn ⓘ |
| bestSeenFrom | Northern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalog | Index Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
ionizing stars of NGC 281
ⓘ
massive OB stars ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | early 20th century ⓘ |
| discoveryCatalogue | Second Index Catalogue (IC II) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
approximately 2.8 kiloparsecs
ⓘ
approximately 9000 light-years ⓘ |
| embeddedIn |
H II region NGC 281
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
emission nebula NGC 281 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| equatorialHemisphere | northern sky ⓘ |
| galacticLocation | Perseus spiral arm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment |
dusty nebular region
ⓘ
molecular cloud associated with NGC 281 ⓘ |
| hasMemberType |
intermediate-mass stars
ⓘ
low-mass young stellar objects ⓘ massive O-type stars ⓘ pre-main-sequence stars ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalEffect | creates pillars and globules in NGC 281 ⓘ |
| hasPhysicalProcess |
photoionization of surrounding nebula
ⓘ
radiation-driven gas evaporation ⓘ stellar feedback ⓘ triggered star formation ⓘ |
| hasResearchTopic |
X-ray emission from young stars
ⓘ
disk evolution in young stellar objects ⓘ initial mass function in young clusters ⓘ |
| isIonizingSourceOf | NGC 281 H II region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Milky Way
ⓘ
NGC 281 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Cassiopeia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedIn |
X-ray wavelengths
ⓘ
infrared wavelengths ⓘ optical wavelengths ⓘ |
| partOf | NGC 281 star-forming complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
illuminates surrounding gas and dust in NGC 281
ⓘ
shapes surrounding gas and dust in NGC 281 ⓘ |
| studiedFor |
feedback from massive stars
ⓘ
star formation in clustered environments ⓘ triggered star formation at H II region edges ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
NGC 281
subject surface form:
NGC 281