newly-formed star called S106 IR
This newly-formed star called S106 IR, shrouded in dust, might resemble one of the nine ladies dancing in the traditional carol . Credit: NASA / ESA
This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows Sh 2-106, or S106 for short. This is a compact star forming region in the constellation Cygnus (The Swan). A newly-formed star called S106 IR is shrouded in dust at the centre of the image, and is responsible for the surrounding gas cloud’s hourglass-like shape and the turbulence visible within. Light from glowing hydrogen is coloured blue in this image.
Credit:
NASA & ESA
About the Object
| Name: | S106 IR, Sh 2-106 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Young Stellar Object Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation |
| Distance: | 3300 light years |
| Constellation: | Cygnus |
| Category: | Nebula |
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