Star-Forming Region in Cepheus A

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Description

Background infrared image of part of the Cepheus A star-forming region, with magnified inserts. The insert in the middle is a radio image, with water masers marked as crosses. The insert at the bottom right is an enlargement of one of these regions, as observed with the VLBA. This enlargement shows that the water masers form an arc which fits a circle to within one part in a thousand.

Creator

Legacy Astronomical Images

Rights

NRAO/AUI/NSF does not hold full copyright for this image. Contact the archivist for details.

Type

Legacy Astronomical Image

Object Name

Cepheus A

Investigators

Paul T.P. Ho, L. F. Rodriguez, G. Anglada, J. M. Torrelles, N. A. Patel, L. Greenhill

Telescope

Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA)

Observation Date

2001-00-00

Type of Observation

continuum

Band

K

Wavelength

1.2 cm

Frequency

22 GHz

Center of Image

RA 22:56:17.900, Dec: 62:1:49.000 (J2000)

Field of View

0.000044 x 0.000044 degrees

Link to journal article

https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2001Natur.411..277T/abstract

Series

Galactic Sources Series

Unit

Star Forming Regions Unit

Citation

Legacy Astronomical Images, “Star-Forming Region in Cepheus A,” NRAO/AUI Archives, accessed April 20, 2024, https://www.nrao.edu/archives/items/show/33477.