RCW 42 explained

Credit:	NASA
RCW 42
Type:	H II region
Epoch:	J2000.0
Constellation:	Vela
Names:	RCW 42, Gum 26, "Caught Pink-Handed" Nebula
Dist Ly:	20,000
Ra:	N/A
Dec:	N/A

RCW 42 (or Gum 26), is a giant H II region^[1] in the Milky Way.It contains DBS2003 38, a deeply embedded infrared cluster.^[2] It lies at the western edge of the immense galactic chimney GSH 277+00+36. Not much research has been done on RCW 42, which is unusual, given that its status as a giant HII region suggests that it is one of the greatest and largest regions of star formation in the Milky Way.^[3]

Notes and References

1. McClure-Griffiths . N. M. . Dickey . John M. . Gaensler . B. M. . Green . A. J. . 2003-09-01 . Loops, Drips, and Walls in the Galactic Chimney GSH 277+00+36 . The Astrophysical Journal . 594 . 2 . 833–843 . 10.1086/377152 . 2003ApJ...594..833M . 0004-637X.
2. Dutra . C. M. . Bica . E. . Soares . J. . Barbuy . B. . 2003-03-01 . New infrared star clusters in the southern Milky Way with 2MASS . Astronomy and Astrophysics . 400 . 2 . 533–539 . 10.1051/0004-6361:20030005 . 0004-6361. astro-ph/0301221 . 2003A&A...400..533D .
3. Web site: RCW 42 . 2024-03-20 . galaxymap.org.