Hubble V
E500405
Hubble V is a massive, bright star-forming nebula in the Triangulum Galaxy, notable as one of the largest known H II regions in the Local Group.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
H II region
ⓘ
emission nebula ⓘ star-forming nebula ⓘ |
| belongsToCategory |
giant extragalactic H II regions
ⓘ
star-forming regions in M33 ⓘ |
| catalogDesignation | Hubble V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composedOf |
dust
ⓘ
ionized hydrogen gas ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Edwin Hubble NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
approximately 2.7 million light-years
ⓘ
approximately 840 kiloparsecs ⓘ |
| emits |
nebular emission lines
ⓘ
strong hydrogen recombination lines ⓘ |
| environment | star-forming disk of M33 ⓘ |
| hasAstrophysicalProcess |
gas heating and cooling
ⓘ
photoionization ⓘ radiation pressure from massive stars ⓘ stellar winds ⓘ |
| hasNotableCharacteristic |
contains embedded star clusters
ⓘ
contains numerous young massive stars ⓘ one of the largest known H II regions in the Local Group ⓘ site of active massive star formation ⓘ |
| hasPhysicalProperty |
bright
ⓘ
giant H II complex ⓘ luminous in H-alpha ⓘ massive ⓘ |
| hasResearchInterest |
chemical abundances in the Triangulum Galaxy
ⓘ
initial mass function in giant H II regions ⓘ structure of extragalactic H II complexes ⓘ |
| hostGalaxy | NGC 598 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostGalaxyType | spiral galaxy ⓘ |
| ionizedBy |
massive O-type stars
ⓘ
young stellar population ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
M33
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Triangulum Galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Local Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Edwin Hubble NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Hubble Space Telescope
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ground-based optical telescopes ⓘ radio observatories ⓘ |
| observedIn |
infrared wavelengths
ⓘ
optical wavelengths ⓘ radio wavelengths ⓘ |
| partOf | interstellar medium of the Triangulum Galaxy ⓘ |
| studiedFor |
feedback from massive stars
ⓘ
massive star formation in external galaxies ⓘ properties of giant H II regions ⓘ |
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