Sh 2-54
Also called
Gum 84, RCW 167Coordinates: (18.7°, 2.0°)
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This HII region is ionised by the young NGC 6604 star cluster, which includes the O5-8V+O5-8V+O8I supergiant multiple HD 167971 and the radio source W 35. It lies, unusually, about 70 parsecs above the galactic plane within the Ser OB2 association.
Ser OB2 contains over 100 OB stars with a common age of about 5 million years.
A good image of this nebula, which looks like a nest (Gum 84) carrying a tiny egg (Gum 85), can be seen here.
Ser OB2 contains over 100 OB stars with a common age of about 5 million years.
A good image of this nebula, which looks like a nest (Gum 84) carrying a tiny egg (Gum 85), can be seen here.
Sh 2-54 is associated with Ser OB2 at a distance of 1900 pc. Ser OB2 contains more than 100 OB stars with a common age of about 5 million years. It is located about 70 pc above the galactic plane.[1]
The young NGC 6604 cluster contains the multiple HD 167971 (O5-8V+O5-8V+(O8I)) [2]
The nebula is prominent at infrared frequencies as can be seen in this MSX image.
Avedisova places Sh 2-54 in the star formation region SFR 18.68+1.97 along with three masers, the young stellar object IRAS 18151-1208, and the Wolf-Rayet star WR 113.
Sharpless describes a large region, so this nebula would be the large nebula, not just the small bright one within.
The nebula contains the infrared cluster [BDS2003] 9, which appears to ionise the tiny Gum 85 "egg" that appears within the larger Sh 2-54 "nest". The Bica et.al. catalog gives a distance estimate of 2600 parsecs for the infrared cluster, so it may be further away than Sh 2-54 itself. [3]
According to Marsalkova, RCW 167 = Sh 2-54 = Gum 84-85, however Gum states that Gum 85 "Almost lies within [Gum] 84 but this is probably a case of alignment ... They are probably separate objects."
The young NGC 6604 cluster contains the multiple HD 167971 (O5-8V+O5-8V+(O8I)) [2]
The nebula is prominent at infrared frequencies as can be seen in this MSX image.
Avedisova places Sh 2-54 in the star formation region SFR 18.68+1.97 along with three masers, the young stellar object IRAS 18151-1208, and the Wolf-Rayet star WR 113.
Sharpless describes a large region, so this nebula would be the large nebula, not just the small bright one within.
The nebula contains the infrared cluster [BDS2003] 9, which appears to ionise the tiny Gum 85 "egg" that appears within the larger Sh 2-54 "nest". The Bica et.al. catalog gives a distance estimate of 2600 parsecs for the infrared cluster, so it may be further away than Sh 2-54 itself. [3]
According to Marsalkova, RCW 167 = Sh 2-54 = Gum 84-85, however Gum states that Gum 85 "Almost lies within [Gum] 84 but this is probably a case of alignment ... They are probably separate objects."
Notes
1. ^ Forbes, Douglas (2000). "The Serpens OB2 Association and Its Thermal ``Chimney''", The Astronomical Journal, Vol. 120, 2594-2608. [2000AJ....120.2594F]
2. ^ De Becker, M., Rauw, G., Blomme, R., et al. (2005). "An XMM-Newton observation of the multiple system HD 167971 (O5-8V + O5-8V + (O8I)) and the young open cluster NGC 6604", Astronomy and Astrophysics, Vol. 437, 1029-1046. [2005A&A...437.1029D]
3. ^ Bica, E., Dutra, C. M., Soares, J., et al. (2003). "New infrared star clusters in the Northern and Equatorial Milky Way with 2MASS", Astronomy and Astrophysics, Vol. 404, 223-232. [2003A&A...404..223B]
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