Two Possible Protostellar Clouds on the Periphery of the Orion Nebula
Abstract
Abstract The special conditions of illumination in the outermost portions of the Orion Nebula have allowed the identification in visual light of two spherical clouds that may become local centers of star formation. Multiple emission line and continuum images reveal these objects through scattering by their dust particle components. These objects fall outside the present surveys of the Orion Nebula in [C ii ] and CO and merit dedicated follow-up infrared and radio studies.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
Galaxies: Formation
Evolution
Phenomena
Stellar
planetary
and galactic studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Research Notes of the AAS
- Volume
- 10
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 49–49
- Publication date
- 11 March 2026
- Language
- EN