RCW 42
RCW 42
Measured
Southern H II region. Also Gum 26. Active massive star formation.
PhotoLegacy SurveysD. Lang (Perimeter Institute) & Meli thevCC BY 4.0
About 5.8 kpc. Luminosity around 1.8×10⁶ L☉. Young stellar objects, molecular clumps, ALMA cores. The 42 is Rodgers–Campbell–Whiteoak.
What it supports
A live star-forming region. Catalogue seat with physics.
What it does not
Not M42. Not RCW the Washington statute.
ExactnessExact
Form42
Unitcatalogue
Strengthhard