Infrared Coronet Cluster
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/L. Allen (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA) and the IRAC GTO Team
Observation • September 13th, 2007 • sig07-018
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While perhaps not quite as well known as its star formation cousin of Orion, the Corona Australis region (containing, at its heart, the Coronet cluster) is one of the nearest and most active regions of ongoing star formation. The Spitzer image shows young stars plus diffuse emission from dust.
About the Object
- Name
- Coronet Cluster
- Type
- Star > Grouping > Cluster
- Star > Evolutionary Stage > Young Stellar Object
- Nebula > Type > Star Formation
- Nebula > Appearance > Emission
- Distance
- 424 Light Years
Color Mapping
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Infrared | 3.6 µm | Spitzer IRAC |
| Infrared | 4.5 µm | Spitzer IRAC |
| Infrared | 8.0 µm | Spitzer IRAC |
Astrometrics
- Position (J2000)
- RA =19h 1m 47.6s
- Dec = -36° 58' 32.8"
- Field of View
- 16.9 x 16.9 arcminutes
- Orientation
- North is 0.2° right of vertical
