IC 2631 or Chamaeleon Cloud is a bright reflection nebula in the southern constellation of Chamaeleon. The nebula is lit up by a massive pre-main sequence star called HD 97300 at a distance of ~630 li...

IC 2631 or Chamaeleon Cloud is a bright reflection nebula in the southern constellation of Chamaeleon. The nebula is lit up by a massive pre-main sequence star called HD 97300 at a distance of ~630 light years.

2021年11月17日 · As the cloud collapses, a dense, hot core forms and begins gathering dust and gas, creating an object called a “protostar.” This Hubble infrared image captures a protostar designated J1672835.29-763111.64 in the reflection nebula IC 2631, part of the Chamaeleon star-forming region in the southern constellation Chamaeleon.

2019年8月9日 · IC 2631 is the brightest nebula in the far southern constellation of Chamaeleon. Located about 14.9 deg below the Galactic plane, it is powered by the Herbig AE/BE star HD 97300, a massive pre-main sequence star located at a distance of ~630 lys (GAIA DR2).

2018年3月9日 · An image from the European Southern Observatory shows blue light from a newborn star lights up the reflection nebula IC 2631. This nebula is part of the Chamaeleon star-forming region, which Webb will study to learn more about the …

Definitely a thumb stopper, IC 2631 is the brightest reflection nebula in the Chamaeleon complex. A bright blue reflection nebula set against a dramatic back drop of cosmic dust, IC 2631 is lit by the massive young bright star HD 97300. IC 2631 is effectively an incubator for several very young protostars.

IC 2631, also known as the Chamaeleon Cloud, is a bright reflection nebula in the southern constellation of Chamaeleon. The nebula is illuminated by a very young star at the center of the blue field. It is about 630 light years away.

IC 2631 is a reflection nebula and the brightest in the Chamaeleon star-forming complex about 500 light-years away. This object is illuminated by a star called HD 97300 one of the youngest and most ma...

IC 2631, also known as the Chamaeleon Cloud, is a bright reflection nebula in the southern constellation of Chamaeleon. The nebula is illuminated by a very young star at the center of the blue field. It is about 630 light years away.

IC 2631 is a Nebula in the Chamaeleon constellation. IC 2631 is situated close to the southern celestial pole and, as such, it is easilty visible for most part of the year from the southern hemisphere. The image below is a photograph of IC 2631 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel.