L1448-IRS2E
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Perseus |
| Right ascension | 03h 25m 25.9s[1] |
| Declination | +30° 45′ 03″ |
| Other designations | |
JCMTSE J032525.9+304502 | |
L1488-IRS2E is an object located in the Perseus star forming region. A clump of dense gas and dust, L1488-IRS2E is one-tenth as luminous as our sun and thus is unlikely to be a true protostar at this time. However, its density is high enough that it is ejecting streams of matter from itself, and so it is a likely candidate for the first discovered core in hydrostatic quasi-equilibrium. This would mean that L1488-IRS2E represents an early phase in stellar development which has so far remained unobserved due to the short time that a star spends in this phase and the low luminosity which comes from a star not yet developed past it.
References
- ↑ "NAME LDN 1448 IRS 2E". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
External links
- https://arxiv.org/abs/1004.2443
- http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Astronomers_Witness_A_Star_Being_Born_999.html
- http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/56409/Astronomers_Witness_a_Star_Being_Born.html
This article is issued from
Wikipedia.
The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike.
Additional terms may apply for the media files.