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Date
2007-09-13
ID
sig07-018
Type
Observation
Credit
NASA/JPL-Caltech/L. Allen (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA) and the IRAC GTO Team

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

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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

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Infrared Coronet Cluster

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.