S106 nebula
E479072
S106 nebula is a bipolar emission nebula and active star-forming region in the constellation Cygnus, illuminated by a massive young central star.
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
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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
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ⓘ
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.