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W33A

Coordinates: Sky map 18h 14m 39.5s, −17° 52′ 02.2″
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W33A
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Sagittarius
Right ascension 18h 14m 39.5s[1]
Declination −17° 52′ 02.2″[1]
Database references
SIMBADdata

W33A is a protostar located approximately 12,000 light-years away from Earth, in the constellation Sagittarius. As a star in the early stages of formation, so has attracted the interest of astronomers, who observed that while the protostar is accumulating material from surrounding clouds of gas and dust, it is simultaneously ejecting fast moving jets of particles from its north and south poles.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "W 33A". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg.
  2. ^ A Master Blueprint for Making Stars, Science NOW Daily News, 27 January 2010
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