Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Centaurus (Cen)
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WISE and 2MASS H&M band IC2944, 



    
        

            Anderson Thrasher
WISE and 2MASS H&M band IC2944
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WISE and 2MASS H&M band IC2944

Acquisition details

Basic astrometry details

Astrometry.net job: 1792874

RA center: 11h37m58s.6

DEC center: -63°2212

Pixel scale: 1.430 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 272.379 degrees

Field radius: 0.082 degrees

Resolution: 262x319

File size: 43.8 KB

Description

This is a false color image of the group of Bok globules in IC 2944 commonly known as Thackeray's globules. Red in the image corresponds to the WISE M band image, and green corresponds to the 2MASS H band. The central globule appears to contain as many as 6 possible protostars, the brightest of which appears to peak in brightness in WISE images in the 12000-22000nm range, suggesting a possible surface temp of 132-242 degrees Kelvin.

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  • Final
    WISE and 2MASS H&M band IC2944, 



    
        

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    Original
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WISE and 2MASS H&M band IC2944, 



    
        

            Anderson Thrasher