Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Rho_Ophiuchi_cloud_complex
GPTKB entity
Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:planetary_nebula
gptkbp:cataloguedIn gptkb:Sh2-297
LDN 1688
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Herbig–Haro_objects
young stellar objects
protostars
dark nebulae
emission nebulae
reflection nebulae
L1688
L1689
L1709
Barnard 59
Barnard 44
Barnard 45
Barnard 46
Barnard 47
Barnard 48
L1755
Rho Ophiuchi star system
gptkbp:diameter 14 light years
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Edward_Emerson_Barnard
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth 460 light years
gptkbp:hasCOEmission yes
gptkbp:hasDust yes
gptkbp:hasInfraredExcess yes
gptkbp:hasReflectionNebula gptkb:IC_4603
gptkb:IC_4604
IC 4605
IC 4606
gptkbp:hasStarFormationRate ~1 solar mass per million years
gptkbp:hasViewOf gptkb:radio_station
infrared
submillimeter
gptkbp:hasXRayEmission yes
gptkbp:locatedIn constellation Ophiuchus
gptkbp:mass 3,000 solar masses
gptkbp:nearestStarFormingRegionToEarth yes
gptkbp:notableFor star formation
infrared emission
gptkbp:observedBy gptkb:IRAS
gptkb:Herschel_Space_Observatory
gptkb:Spitzer_Space_Telescope
gptkb:Chandra_X-ray_Observatory
gptkb:ALMA
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Gould_Belt
gptkbp:temperature 15–30 K
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Herbig-Haro_objects
gptkb:The_Youngest_Solar_System
gptkb:Herbig–Haro_objects
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex