ALMA view of the star-forming region AFGL 5142
Date: 15 January 2020
Depicts: AFGL 5142
Copyright: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), Rivilla et al.
This ALMA image shows a detailed view of the star-forming region AFGL 5142. A bright, massive star in its infancy is visible at the centre of the image. The flows of gas from this star have opened up a cavity in the region, and it is in the walls of this cavity (shown in colour), that phosphorus-bearing molecules like phosphorus monoxide are formed. The different colours represent material moving at different speeds.
Last Update: 15 January 2020
