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All-sky distribution of galactic sources in the ERCSC

Date: 11 January 2011
Satellite: Planck
Depicts: All-sky distribution of galactic sources in the ERCSC
Copyright: ESA/Planck Collaboration

This image illustrates the position on the sky of all galactic sources detected by Planck during its first all-sky survey and listed in the Early Release Compact Source Catalogue (ERCSC).

This sample of compact sources includes features in the galactic interstellar medium, cold molecular cloud cores, and stars with dust shells. In particular, a dedicated resource, the Early Cold Cores Catalogue, comprising 915 molecular cloud cores with temperature cooler than 14 Kelvin, has been made publicly available along with the ERCSC.

The size of the spots displayed in the image reflects the brightness of the sources.

Last Update: 11 January 2011

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See also

  • Planck's first science results and the release of an extensive compact source catalogue (http://sci.esa.int/jump.cfm?oid=48201)