Right ascension 08 53 Distance 2300-6500 / 700-2000 | Other designations VMR Declination −45° 00′ Size 8° | |
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Similar Gum Nebula, Perseus molecular cloud, Pipe Nebula, Vela Supernova Remnant, Orion Molecular Cloud Co | ||
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Vela Molecular Ridge is a molecular cloud complex in the constellations Vela and Puppis. Radio 12CO observations of the region showed the ridge to be composed of several clouds, each with masses 100,000–1,000,000 M☉. This cloud complex lies on the sky in the direction of the Gum Nebula (foreground) and the Carina–Sagittarius Spiral Arm (background).
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