Hubble view of star-forming region S106
This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows Sh 2-106, or S106 for short. This is a compact star forming region in the constellation Cygnus (The Swan). A newly-formed star called S106 IR is shrouded in dust at the centre of the image, and is responsible for the surrounding gas cloud’s hourglass-like shape and the turbulence visible within. Light from glowing hydrogen is coloured blue in this image.
Credit:NASA & ESA
About the Image
NASA press release
| Id: | heic1118a |
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| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 15 December 2011, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | heic1118 |
| Size: | 4356 x 3202 px |
About the Object
| Name: | S106 IR, Sh 2-106 |
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| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Young Stellar Object Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation |
| Distance: | 3300 light years |
| Constellation: | Cygnus |
| Category: | Nebulae |
Image Formats
Wallpapers
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 20 27 26.06 |
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| Position (Dec): | 37° 22' 39.39" |
| Field of view: | 2.87 x 2.11 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 72.2° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical H-alpha | 657 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |
| Infrared J | 1.1 μm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |
| Infrared H | 1.6 μm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |