RCW 38
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| RCW 38 | |
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The RCW 38 cluster seen in the X-ray by Chandra
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Vela |
| Right ascension | 08 59 05.50 |
| Declination | -47 30 39.4 |
| Distance | 5500 ly[1] (1700 pc) |
| Physical characteristics | |
RCW 38 is an embedded cluster located about 5,500 light years away in the direction of the constellation Vela (the Sails).[2] The cluster is composed of several short-lived massive stars. Many of these stars will go on to explode as supernovae.
File:Nebula around star cluster RCW 38.jpg
The wider region surrounding RCW 38.
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