IC 2944

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IC 2944
Emission nebula Lists of nebulae
Observation data
(Epoch J2000.0)
Type Open Cluster with nebulosity
Right ascension 11h 36m 36.0s
Declination −63° 02′ 00″
Distance 2.0 kpc[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.5
Apparent dimensions (V) 75′
Constellation Centaurus
Physical characteristics
Radius Unknown
Absolute magnitude (V) Unknown
Notable features Bok globules
Other designations IC 2944,
Running Chicken Nebula,
Lambda Cen Nebula, Caldwell 100.
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IC 2944, also known as the Running Chicken Nebula or the Lambda Cen Nebula, is an open cluster with an associated emission nebula found in the constellation Centaurus, near the star Lambda Centauri. It features Bok globules, which are frequently a site of active star formation. However, no evidence for star formation has been found in any of the globules in IC 2944.[2]

The Hubble Space Telescope image on the right is a close up of a set of Bok globules discovered in IC 2944 by South African astronomer A. David Thackeray in 1950.[3] These globules are now known as Thackeray's Globules.

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See also

References

  1. ↑ Thackeray, A. D.; Wesselink, A. J.: "A photometric and spectroscopic study of the cluster IC 2944", MNRAS 131,121, 1965 Abstract
  2. ↑ Astron. Astrophys. 327, 1185, 1997.
  3. ↑ Thackeray A.D.: "Some southern stars involved in nebulosity", MNRAS 110,529, 1950. Abstract

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