RCW 34
Also called
Gum 19Coordinates: (264.4°, 1.4°)
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Much of this nebula, located within the Vela molecular ridge, is obscured by dust. Star formation is taking place at the ionisation front, driven by the O9 Ib supergiant Herb 25 A = VDBH 25 according to Avedisova. She places RCW 34 in star formation region SFR 264.28+1.43 along with 3 masers and the reflection nebulae Bran 206A-D.
RCW 34 includes the infrared star cluster [DBS2003] 28.
Oddly, Herb 25 A appears to be listed in SIMBAD twice. The second duplicate entry is under VdBH 25a.
You can see a good Spitzer infrared image here.
RCW 34 includes the infrared star cluster [DBS2003] 28.
Oddly, Herb 25 A appears to be listed in SIMBAD twice. The second duplicate entry is under VdBH 25a.
You can see a good Spitzer infrared image here.
"RCW 34 is a cometary shaped HII region, located at 3.1 kpc and excited by an O9Ib star (Russeil et al. 2003, Avedisova & Kondratenko 1984). MSX Band A emission surrounds the ionized region with a bright MSX and IRAS point source located just in front of the bright ionization front. Near-IR observations indicate that star formation is observed at the border of the ionization front (Zavagno et al. in preparation)."[1]
A 2010 Spitzer paper has a good overview. This paper reduces the class of the main ionising star to O8.5 V and identifies two additional B0.5 V and B3 V ionising stars. [2]
A 2010 Spitzer paper has a good overview. This paper reduces the class of the main ionising star to O8.5 V and identifies two additional B0.5 V and B3 V ionising stars. [2]
Notes
1. ^ Deharveng, L., Zavagno, A., & Caplan, J. (2005). "Triggered massive-star formation on the borders of Galactic H II regions. I. A search for ``collect and collapse'' candidates", Astronomy and Astrophysics, Vol. 433, 565-577. [2005A&A...433..565D]
2. ^ Bik, A., Puga, E., Waters, L. B. F. M., et al. (2010). "Sequential Star Formation in RCW 34: A Spectroscopic Census of the Stellar Content of High-Mass Star-Forming Regions", The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 713, 883-899. [2010ApJ...713..883B]
Distance estimates
3100 pc [2005A&A...433..565D]6900 pc +/- 1500 [1984NInfo..56...59A]
2500 pc +/- 200 [2010ApJ...713..883B]
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Most of the sources used to create these nebula descriptions are listed in the
notes section for each description. In some cases,
for example the Avedisova, Humphreys and Reed catalogs, the source is used extensively and is not listed in the
individual nebula descriptions. See this catalog overview
for more information on the catalogs and the general sources used
to create these descriptions and this introduction to HII regions
on the general history of this area of astronomy.
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