S106 nebula

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S106 nebula is a bipolar emission nebula and active star-forming region in the constellation Cygnus, illuminated by a massive young central star.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
S106 IR 0

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf H II region
bipolar nebula
emission nebula
star-forming region
young massive star
cataloguedIn Sharpless catalog NERFINISHED
contains protoplanetary disks
protostars
young stellar objects
hasAlternativeName S 106 NERFINISHED
Sh2-106 NERFINISHED
Sharpless 106 NERFINISHED
hasAppearance butterfly-like in images
hasCentralRegion equatorial dust lane
hasCentralStar S106 IR NERFINISHED
hasColorInOptical orange
reddish
hasComponent dust
ionized gas
molecular gas
hasEnvironment dense molecular cloud
hasExcitationSource massive young central star
hasLobe northern emission lobe
southern emission lobe
hasMedium ionized hydrogen gas
hasMorphology bipolar
hasOutflows bipolar outflows
hasPhysicalProcess dust scattering
gas heating
photoionization
stellar winds
hasRegion central cavity carved by stellar winds
hasScientificInterest feedback from massive stars
massive star formation
structure of H II regions
hasShape hourglass-shaped
illuminatedBy S106 IR NERFINISHED
isLocatedIn Milky Way NERFINISHED
isRegionOf ongoing star formation
isTargetOf Hubble Space Telescope observations NERFINISHED
infrared observatory studies
isTypeOf Galactic nebula
locatedInConstellation Cygnus NERFINISHED
observedIn infrared wavelengths
optical wavelengths
radio wavelengths
shows bright emission lobes
dark lane of dust
spectralType O-type star

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