Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  NGC 7538
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NGC 7538 The Cepheus Star Mega-Factory, Ian Gorin
NGC 7538 The Cepheus Star Mega-Factory
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NGC 7538 The Cepheus Star Mega-Factory

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NGC 7538 The Cepheus Star Mega-Factory, Ian Gorin
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NGC 7538 The Cepheus Star Mega-Factory

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Being in close proximity to the Bubble Nebula the NGC 7538 is often overlooked. Yet it hosts one of the most massive known protostar NGC 7538S, with a total mass of over 50 Solar. There was a study conducted in 2009 (https://arxiv.org/PS_cache/arxiv/pdf/1004/1004.0643v1.pdf) which measured the accretion disc mass and its interaction within the Nebula. It has one of the fastest rates of star-formation and is on it's way of becoming large mass B-star.

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NGC 7538 The Cepheus Star Mega-Factory, Ian Gorin