IRAS 20306+4005

Credit: 2MASS; Infrared Processing and Analysis Center; Caltech; University of Massachusettes · Download full size image

Atlas Image mosaic, covering 15.3´ × 17´ on the sky, of IRAS 20306+4005, an object in the Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS) catalog of sources. Little is known about this object, but it appears to be a region of current massive star formation in the Galactic plane and near the Cygnus 0B2 stellar association. This is the first known near-infrared image of this source. 2000 Mar 8-14 Posted on: 31 Mar, 2003

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