Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex [SEP] constellation
Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex
The Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex is a dark nebula of gas and dust that is located 1° south of the star ρ Ophiuchi of the constellation Ophiuchus. At an estimated distance of , this cloud is one of the closest star-forming regions to the Solar System.
Cloud complex.
This cloud covers an angular area of on the celestial sphere. It consists of two major regions of dense gas and dust. The first contains a star-forming cloud (L1688) and two filaments (
NGC 1333
NGC 1333 is a reflection nebula located in the constellation Perseus. It belongs to the Perseus molecular cloud.
In 2011 researchers reported finding 30 to 40 brown dwarf objects in the cloud and in the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex.
It was discovered by the SPITZER space telescope.
External links.
- Agrupació Astronòmica d'Eivissa (AAE)
- Cala d'Hort Telescope (TCH)
- Spitzer Space Telescope page on NGC 1333
- Amateur photography
- See NGC1333 in WorldWide Telescope