RCW 49 - Misplaced Pages

(Redirected from Gum 29) H II region in the constellation Carina

RCW 49
Emission nebula
H II region
RCW 49 by the Spitzer Space Telescope
Observation data: J2000.0 epoch
Right ascension	10 24 14.6
Declination	−57° 46′ 58″
Distance	13,700 ly
Constellation	Carina
Physical characteristics
Radius	150-200 ly

Designations	RCW 49, GUM 29, NGC 3247
See also: Lists of nebulae

RCW 49, also known as NGC 3247, is a H II region nebula located 13,700 light years away. Other designations for the RCW 49 region include NGC 3247 and G29 and it is commonly known as the Whirling Dervish Nebula. It is a dusty stellar nursery that contains more than 2,200 stars and is about 300-400 light years across. RCW 49 is recognized as among the brightest and most massive HII regions.

In 2004, a 2003 image by the Spitzer Space Telescope was released showing the nebula in infrared wavelengths. This included an image showing the infrared colors mapped to visible light colors: 3.6 microns (blue), 4.5 microns (green), 5.8 microns (orange) and 8 microns (red). It was noted as being almost 14 thousand light years from Earth, and the infrared camera could detect the stars obscured by dust clouds. It was estimated at least 200 of the stars in the nebula have dust disks.

The results of observations of the Spitzer Telescope, including the IRAC camera, have been studied leading to the conclusion that the region is a star-forming region. In 2014, RCW 49 was identified as a bow shock candidate, along with M17 in a study of Extended Red Objects (ERO's) and Stellar Wind Bow Shocks in the Carina nebula.

References

^ SIMBAD, RCW 49 (accessed 4 April 2012)
^ "Star Formation in RCW 49". NASA Spitzer Space Telescope. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
Lang, Kenneth R. (2012-12-06). Astrophysical Data: Planets and Stars. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9781468406405.
Chadwick, Stephen; Cooper, Ian (11 December 2012). Imaging the Southern Sky. Springer. p. 77. ISBN 978-1461447498.
"A novel type of source? Gamma rays from the vicinity of the Wolf-Rayet binary WR 20a". H.E.S.S. High Energy Stereoscopic System. 2006. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
^ Whitney, B. A.; Indebetouw, R.; Babler, B. L.; Meade, M. R.; Watson, C.; Wolff, M. J.; Wolfire, M. G.; Clemens, D. P.; Bania, T. M.; Benjamin, R. A.; Cohen, M.; Devine, K. E.; Dickey, J. M.; Heitsch, F.; Jackson, J. M. (2004). "A GLIMPSE of Star Formation in the Giant H ii Region RCW 49". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 154 (1): 315–321. doi:10.1086/422557. ISSN 0067-0049. S2CID 5299205.
"An "Impossibly" Young Planet?". Sky & Telescope. 2004-06-14. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
Sexton, Remington O.; Povich, Matthew S.; Smith, Nathan; Babler, Brian L.; Meade, Marilyn R.; Rudolph, Alexander L. (2015-01-01). "Extended Red Objects and Stellar Wind Bow Shocks in the Carina Nebula". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 446 (1): 1047–1059. arXiv:1410.3518. Bibcode:2015MNRAS.446.1047S. doi:10.1093/mnras/stu2143. ISSN 1365-2966.

External links

Media related to RCW 49 at Wikimedia Commons
RCW 49 picture and information
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day: Cosmic Construction Zone RCW 49 (3 June 2004)
Devitt, Terry (May 27, 2004). "Milky Way churning out new stars at a furious pace".
Constellation Guide Westerlund 2 and Gum 29

v t e RCW Catalogue
RCW 1 RCW 2 RCW 3 RCW 4 RCW 5 RCW 6 RCW 7 RCW 8 RCW 9 RCW 10 RCW 11 RCW 12 RCW 13 RCW 14 RCW 15 RCW 16 RCW 17 RCW 18 RCW 19 RCW 20 RCW 21 RCW 22 RCW 23 RCW 24 RCW 25 RCW 26 RCW 27 RCW 28 RCW 29 RCW 30 RCW 31 RCW 32 RCW 33 RCW 34 RCW 35 RCW 36 RCW 37 RCW 38 RCW 39 RCW 40 RCW 41 RCW 42 RCW 43 RCW 44 RCW 45 RCW 46 RCW 47 RCW 48 RCW 49 RCW 50 RCW 51 RCW 52 RCW 53 RCW 54 RCW 55 RCW 56 RCW 57 RCW 58 RCW 59 RCW 60 RCW 61 RCW 62 RCW 63 RCW 64 RCW 65 RCW 66 RCW 67 RCW 68 RCW 69 RCW 70 RCW 71 RCW 72 RCW 73 RCW 74 RCW 75 RCW 76 RCW 77 RCW 78 RCW 79 RCW 80 RCW 81 RCW 82 RCW 83 RCW 84 RCW 85 RCW 86 RCW 87 RCW 88 RCW 89 RCW 90 RCW 91 RCW 92 RCW 93 RCW 94 RCW 95 RCW 96 RCW 97 RCW 98 RCW 99 RCW 100 RCW 101 RCW 102 RCW 103 RCW 104 RCW 105 RCW 106 RCW 107 RCW 108 RCW 109 RCW 110 RCW 111 RCW 112 RCW 113 RCW 114 RCW 115 RCW 116 RCW 117 RCW 118 RCW 119 RCW 120 RCW 121 RCW 122 RCW 123 RCW 124 RCW 125 RCW 126 RCW 127 RCW 128 RCW 129 RCW 130 RCW 131 RCW 132 RCW 133 RCW 134 RCW 135 RCW 136 RCW 137 RCW 138 RCW 139 RCW 140 RCW 141 RCW 142 RCW 143 RCW 144 RCW 145 RCW 146 RCW 147 RCW 148 RCW 149 RCW 150 RCW 151 RCW 152 RCW 153 RCW 154 RCW 155 RCW 156 RCW 157 RCW 158 RCW 159 RCW 160 RCW 161 RCW 162 RCW 163 RCW 164 RCW 165 RCW 166 RCW 167 RCW 168 RCW 169 RCW 170 RCW 171 RCW 172 RCW 173 RCW 174 RCW 175 RCW 176 RCW 177 RCW 178 RCW 179 RCW 180 RCW 181 RCW 182
See also: Emission nebula H I region H II region

RCW Catalogue

RCW 1
RCW 2
RCW 3
RCW 4
RCW 5
RCW 6
RCW 7
RCW 8
RCW 9
RCW 10
RCW 11
RCW 12
RCW 13
RCW 14
RCW 15
RCW 16
RCW 17
RCW 18
RCW 19
RCW 20
RCW 21
RCW 22
RCW 23
RCW 24
RCW 25
RCW 26
RCW 27
RCW 28
RCW 29
RCW 30
RCW 31
RCW 32
RCW 33
RCW 34
RCW 35
RCW 36
RCW 37
RCW 38
RCW 39
RCW 40
RCW 41
RCW 42
RCW 43
RCW 44
RCW 45
RCW 46
RCW 47
RCW 48
RCW 49
RCW 50
RCW 51
RCW 52
RCW 53
RCW 54
RCW 55
RCW 56
RCW 57
RCW 58
RCW 59
RCW 60
RCW 61
RCW 62
RCW 63
RCW 64
RCW 65
RCW 66
RCW 67
RCW 68
RCW 69
RCW 70
RCW 71
RCW 72
RCW 73
RCW 74
RCW 75
RCW 76
RCW 77
RCW 78
RCW 79
RCW 80
RCW 81
RCW 82
RCW 83
RCW 84
RCW 85
RCW 86
RCW 87
RCW 88
RCW 89
RCW 90
RCW 91
RCW 92
RCW 93
RCW 94
RCW 95
RCW 96
RCW 97
RCW 98
RCW 99
RCW 100
RCW 101
RCW 102
RCW 103
RCW 104
RCW 105
RCW 106
RCW 107
RCW 108
RCW 109
RCW 110
RCW 111
RCW 112
RCW 113
RCW 114
RCW 115
RCW 116
RCW 117
RCW 118
RCW 119
RCW 120
RCW 121
RCW 122
RCW 123
RCW 124
RCW 125
RCW 126
RCW 127
RCW 128
RCW 129
RCW 130
RCW 131
RCW 132
RCW 133
RCW 134
RCW 135
RCW 136
RCW 137
RCW 138
RCW 139
RCW 140
RCW 141
RCW 142
RCW 143
RCW 144
RCW 145
RCW 146
RCW 147
RCW 148
RCW 149
RCW 150
RCW 151
RCW 152
RCW 153
RCW 154
RCW 155
RCW 156
RCW 157
RCW 158
RCW 159
RCW 160
RCW 161
RCW 162
RCW 163
RCW 164
RCW 165
RCW 166
RCW 167
RCW 168
RCW 169
RCW 170
RCW 171
RCW 172
RCW 173
RCW 174
RCW 175
RCW 176
RCW 177
RCW 178
RCW 179
RCW 180
RCW 181
RCW 182

Constellation of Carina

Stars

Bayer	α (Canopus) β (Miaplacidus) ε (Avior) η θ ι (Aspidiske) υ χ ω
Variable	R S T (not variable) U Y RT AG BO CK EV GG HR IX OY PP (p) QZ V337 (q) V341 V343 (d) V344 (f) V345 (E) V357 (a) V371 (z) V372 V376 (b) V382 (x) V399 (P) V415 (A) V448 (O) V518 V520 (w) V528 V533 (y) V560 V602 V640 V742 V752 V759 V816 V817 V906
HR	2435 (N) 2934 (Q) 3159 (D) 3220 (B) 3260 (C) 3414 (e) 3415 (e) 3571 (c) 3598 (b) 3643 (G) 3663 (i) 3696 (g) 3728 (k) 3821 (H) 3825 (h) 3856 (m) 3884 (l) 4025 (M) 4089 (L) 4102 (I) 4114 (s) 4138 (K) 4142 4159 (r) 4164 (t) 4177 (t) 4205 4222 4257 (u) 4325 (z)
HD	53143 63765 (Tapecue) 65216 85628 93129 93250 93403 95086 97950
Other	AWI0005x3s CPD−57°2874 DEN 0817−6155 1E 1048-59 Innes' star LHS 288 NGC 3603-A1 NGC 3603-B NGC 3603-C OGLE-TR-182 OGLE-TR-211 OGLE2-TR-L9 Sher 25 WR 20a WR 21a WR 22 WR 24 WR 25 WR 30a WR 31a WR 42e

Exoplanets	OGLE-TR-111b OGLE-TR-132b OGLE-TR-113b OGLE-TR-182b OGLE-TR-211b OGLE2-TR-L9b HD 63765 b (Yvaga) HD 65216 b HD 65216 c HD 85628 Ab HD 95086 b (Levantes) Gliese 422 b

Star
clusters

NGC	2516 2808 3114 3293 3324 3532 3603
Other	Carina OB1 Carina OB2 Collinder 228 IC 2602 IC 2714 Platais 8 Trumpler 14 Trumpler 15 Trumpler 16 Westerlund 2

Nebulae

NGC	2867 3199 3576 3579 3581 3582 3584 3586
Other	Carina Nebula Finger of God Globule G290.1-0.8 Hen 2-47 Homunculus Nebula IC 2220 IC 2448 IGR J11014−6103 RCW 49

Galaxies

NGC	3059
Other	Carina Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy

Galaxy clusters	Bullet Cluster

Astronomical events	GRB 000131 GRB 080916C

See also

References

External links