Taurus Molecular Cloud 1
(TMC-1, TMC, Taurus Molecular Cloud)
(nearby star-forming region)
The Taurus Molecular Cloud 1 (TMC-1, aka
Taurus Molecular Cloud or TMC) is a nearby star-forming region
in the constellation Taurus.
It is close to us, making it is of interest for study.
It is within the Taurus-Auriga Complex, which contains numerous such
regions, including Taurus Molecular Cloud 2 (TMC-2).
TMC-1 characteristics:
It is large enough in the sky that these low-precision coordinates apply.
I've run across the following correspondences regarding
designators for these
nebulae but I've also seen conflicting information
so I'm not totally convinced:
| TMC-1 | aka LDN 1534 | |
| TMC-2 | aka LDN 1529 | aka Barnard 18 |
(cloud,star formation,star forming region,SFR)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taurus_Molecular_Cloud_1
https://www.researchgate.net/figure/CO-column-density-map-of-the-Taurus-molecular-cloud-containing-the-B213-filament-The_fig5_228095732
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2007A%26A...468..353G/abstract
https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803102219396
| Redshift | Parsecs
/Distance | Lightyears
/Lookback Years | | |
| ~0 | 140pc | 460ly | | Taurus Molecular Cloud 1 |
|
| Coordinates: | TMC-1
J0441+2552 |
|
Referenced by pages:
molecular cloud
Taurus-Auriga Complex (Tau-Aur Complex)
XMM-Newton
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