Hubble view of star-forming region S106
This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows Sh 2-106, or S106 for short. This is a compact star forming region in the constellation Cygnus (The Swan). A newly-formed star called S106 IR is shrouded in dust at the centre of the image, and is responsible for the surrounding gas cloud’s hourglass-like shape and the turbulence visible within. Light from glowing hydrogen is coloured blue in this image.
Credit:
NASA & ESA
About the Image
NASA caption
| Id: | heic1118a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 15 December 2011, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | heic1118 |
About the Object
| Name: | S106 IR, Sh 2-106 |
| Type: | • Milky Way : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Young Stellar Object • Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation • Nebulae Images/Videos |
| Distance: | 3300 light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Optical H-alpha |
657 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFC3 |
| Infrared J |
1.1 μm | Hubble Space Telescope WFC3 |
| Infrared H |
1.6 μm | Hubble Space Telescope WFC3 |
