The M 16 Star-Forming Region
Abstract
The Eagle Nebula (M 16, NGC 6611) is a giant H II region with an optically visible cluster of very young MS OB stars and low-mass pre-main sequence stars. The fingers of the Eagle Nebula also contain some of the youngest known embedded mm and infrared protostars. We will obtain an 80-ks ACIS-I image of the core of the Eagle Nebula to look for X-ray emission and flares from the stars and protostars of M 16. To our knowledge, this is the first pointed X-ray observation of M 16. Given the distance to M 16 (2.1 kpc) and the high density of stars (2200 catalogued stars within 20 arcmin of the cluster center), a long-exposure Chandra image is needed to reliably detect and identify the X-ray sources.
- Publication:
-
Chandra Proposal
- Pub Date:
- September 2000
- Bibcode:
- 2000cxo..prop..445L
- Keywords:
-
- Chandra Proposal ID #02200137